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Can L-Citrulline Be the Game-Changing Solution for Erectile Dysfunction? Urologist Explains!

is l-citrulline the secret weapon to improving erections I'm Dr Rina Malek urologist and pelvic surgeon and today we're talking about how Elsa trillion Works what the data is on its efficacy and what the possible side effects are now before I get into it I want you to know that there are excellent medications that are now very affordable that your doctor can prescribe for you for erectile dysfunction like sildenafil antidalophil so if you want to learn more about those make sure you check out my previous videos where I talk all about them erectile dysfunction is super common in fact 52 percent of men over the age of 50 will experience issues with getting and keeping an erection when trying to have sex and the most common cause for this is reduced blood flow to the penis and this is because of vascular disease like high blood pressure diabetes and high cholesterol now if you've watched my channel before you'll know that one of the most important chemicals in our bodies for erections is called nitric oxide or no this is made by specific nerve endings in the penis that stimulates the blood vessels to then produce more nitric oxide this nitric oxide then attaches to proteins on the blood vessels which allows them to get larger or what we call vasodilate this then allows the smooth muscles in the penis to relax it allows blood to flow into the penis causing the erection and you know I call it the ignition for your erection now how does l-citrulline work well I'm talking about nitric oxide and that's because l-citrulline indirectly increases nitric oxide it's an amino acid that's naturally produced in the body and is also found in certain foods like watermelon and if you watched my video on L-Arginine you'll remember that L-Arginine is a building block for nitric oxide but it's often quickly broken down by enzymes in the intestines as well as the liver l-citrulline on the other hand is converted to L-Arginine in the kidneys and avoids all the enzymes in the GI tract and and the liver that will break down the L-Arginine there's also some interesting data that l-citrulline may encourage the muscles in the penis to release a substance called veg F and this is vascular endothelial growth factor it improves blood vessel function and may play a role in even creating more healthy blood vessels or restoring blood vessel function in the penis so it makes sense physiologically that it would work but does it so in 2011 researchers recruited 24 adult men who had mild to moderate reduction of penile rigidity now what that means is that they could penetrate but it wasn't satisfactory or they couldn't finish the act and they assessed this by using something called the erectile hardness score and people had an average erectile hardness score of three they then gave these men 1.5 grams per day of l-citrulline divided into two doses so 750 milligrams each dose and each patient was actually their own control because For the First last month they were given a placebo but they didn't know it was a placebo then the next month they took the l-citrulline and what they found was that in the al-citrulline group 50 percent saw an improvement in their erectile hardness score from three to four meaning that their penis was completely hard and fully rigid whereas only two percent of men saw the same change when they were taking the placebo So based on this very small study it seems that l-citrine could work for people if they have very mild erectile dysfunction which means like these patients you're still getting an erection but it's not hard enough or it doesn't last long enough so like I said before this is a really small study so you have to take it with a grain of salt the good news however is that l-citrulline is relatively safe and has very few side effects but remember the issue with all of these supplements is that there's no regulation so we never know if what is on the label is actually in the powder or capsule that you're taking but more importantly than trying to treat it when you get it is to try and prevent erectile dysfunction before it even starts work on your diet and exercise to keep your blood vessels functioning normally and your erections strong thank you so much for watching if you like my video make sure to subscribe and if you enjoyed this video check out my video on psychogenic erectile dysfunction this explains another cause for erectile dysfunction which is in our brains as always you want to take care of yourself because you are worth it

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