Men who smoke cigarettes run a serious risk of experiencing erectile dysfunction, and the more cigarettes smoked, the greater is the risk.

Even though erectile dysfunction is not a life-threatening condition, it compromises well-being and quality of life. Smoking prevention ought to be a significant approach for reducing the risk of erectile dysfunction.

Smoking presents serious health risks, but research shows that men who smoke also have an increased chance of experiencing erectile dysfunction,

Thus, smoking have an effect on one's sex life. Actually, a number of researches have looked at exactly this question in regard to male impotence and found that there is a link between smoking and difficulties having an erection. The reason behind the strong link between smoking and male impotence can be presumed to affect women as well.

Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, meaning it tightens blood vessels and restricts blood flow. In the long term, it has even been shown to cause permanent damage to arteries. Since a man's erection depends on blood flow, researchers assumed smoking would affect erections. Studies have confirmed this time and again. Even just two cigarettes could cause softer erections in male smokers.

About 40 percent of men affected by impotence were smokers, as opposed to 28 percent of the general male population. That is either a really amazing coincidence, or there is a link between smoking and male impotence.

It should be noted that most of these men were older, and smoking is considered just one cause of erectile dysfunction. The others include stress, hypertension, alcoholism, diabetes, and prostate surgery.

Young smokers may not notice negative effects right away, but they could be setting themselves up for "failure" later on.

It's hard to say whether your sex life will improve if you quit smoking, since there are many factors influencing your sex life beyond genital sensation. Of course, quitting smoking would also eliminate stained teeth, unhealthy skin, rapid accumulation of wrinkles on the face, and clothing, hair, and breath that smell of smoke. That might improve one's sex life. Decreasing your risk of cancer and heart disease — which tend to have negative effects on one's sex life — could be sexy in the long run.

Quitting smoking won't harm to your sex life, so if you're thinking about quitting anyway, why not give it a try? If you discover a new realm of sensation during sex from smoking cessation, that's just one more benefit you'll experience from quitting.