Question:
Does Sleep Affect Men’s health?
Answers:
Yes , It Does. Nowadays, Sleep quality has been decreasing with the invasion of technology into the bedroom, “always-on” lifestyles, and increasing demands on one’s time when awake. Numerous medical conditions, such as sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, insomnia, hypogonadism, and depression, can all result in impaired Sleep. Still, often Sleep can exacerbate the symptoms of these conditions. Poor Sleep, and short sleep duration, are associated with numerous health conditions, including coronary heart disease, worsened diabetes and hypertension, stroke, myocardial infarctions, and more.
Sleep impacts common conditions affecting men’s health, including erectile dysfunction, lower urinary tract symptoms, hypogonadal symptoms, low testosterone, and male infertility.
Erectile Dysfunction -ED:
Men with nocturnal hypoxemia have higher risks of experiencing erectile dysfunction than men without sleep apnea. Given this strong association between obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction, men with OSA may not respond to first-line treatment for ED with Viagra. Correcting underlying sleep impairment may result in a more meaningful improvement in erectile function.
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms -LUTS;
Poor Sleep itself may lead to a worse experience of LUTS. Men with OSA were significantly more likely to have moderate and severe lower urinary tract symptoms compared with men who did not have OSA. Shift work has also been shown to hurt LUTS.
Hypogonadism:
Unlike the ED, as mentioned earlier and LUTS. Testosterone levels were not affected when examining men with shift work sleep disorder.
While testosterone levels do not appear to be impacted by Sleep, the severity of symptoms associated with hypogonadism, such as poor libido, poor energy, and decreased strength, can be affected by poor sleep quality. Thus, Sleep negatively impacts the symptoms associated with hypogonadism, even if testosterone levels are relatively unchanged.
Infertility;
In the case of fertility, the evidence suggests that an inverted U-shaped relationship exists in which both less Sleep and excessive Sleep are associated with worse fertility outcomes. The relationship between Sleep and fertility is not as linear as it is with erectile dysfunction, LUTS, and hypogonadal symptoms.
Poor sleep hygiene can be overcome with simple daily modifications such as avoiding daytime naps, avoiding caffeine and nicotine close to bedtime, regular exercise, increased daytime exposure to sunlight, and limiting electronic screen light before bedtime. Sleep apnea can be treated with CPAP intervention.
Reference: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7108988/
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