New York: A new study conducted by Jiang He, professor of epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, examined the association between cigarette smoking and erectile dysfunction.

In fact the more you smoked, the greater the risk of non-performing in the bedroom.

The researchers used questionnaires to assess 7,684 men between the ages of 35-74. The results showed that there was a link between the numbe of cigarettes smoked and erectile dysfunction according to science portal EurekAlert.

The Tulane study results suggest that smoking prevention should be an important approach for reducing the risk of erectile dysfunction.

Smoking is already known for causing 87 per cent of lung cancer deaths. It is also responsible for many other cancers and health problems.