Professor Mark Tettey, Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon and Director of the National Cardiothoracic Centre at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, has counselled men who experience sexual weakness after taking antihypertensive medications to speak with their doctors about other medications rather than stopping their treatment altogether.
According to Prof. Tettey, sexual function is impacted by hypertension; therefore, not taking medication might lead to serious and even fatal problems.
He stated that if the patients told their doctors, they could address the sexual issues caused by antihypertensive medications because they were temporary.
Only some substances, because different people react to drugs differently, can influence your sexual function.
The best course of action is to visit your doctor again if you are on antihypertensive medication and are experiencing issues with your sexual function, he said.
introduction of PreCardix
Prof. Tettey made this statement last Wednesday in Accra during the introduction of PreCardix, a brand-new medication with antihypertensive effects.
PreCardix, a naturally occurring drug manufactured from shrimp shells, is a product of the Norwegian business Marealis AS and has already been given the go-ahead for usage by the FDAs of Ghana, the European Union, the United States, and Health Canada.
According to Prof. Tettey, one of the biggest obstacles doctors faced while treating hypertension in patients—especially men—was the medication's negative impact on their sexual function, which demotivated them.
Even though they won't admit it, he claimed that every time they take an antihypertensive, they experience problems with their sexual function.
He explained that some men had the false notion that being on synthetic medication may eventually lead to issues for them, and that this made them uncomfortable with the fact that they were on it for the rest of their lives.
As a result, many switch to various natural and herbal medications in an effort to see whether those would be helpful; however, many of them experience problems as a result.
Identifying hypertension
Dr. Alfred Doku, the head of cardiology at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital and the University of Ghana Medical School, stated during a presentation on the diagnosis and assessment of hypertension that stroke cases were being driven by hypertension, one of the main causes of mortality in the nation.
He stated that hypertension was the key factor in 90% of stroke cases, that over 60% of hypertensive individuals were also developing heart failure, and that many of them also had renal problems.
"Our nation has to focus on developing its capacity to handle hypertension and its consequences.
Unfortunately, some people may not even be aware that they have hypertension.
They put up with it for years before beginning to have chest pains, hazy vision, and other issues, which they only become aware of when they check their blood pressure at the hospital.
"Patients with acute stroke brought on by hypertension are arriving.
You inquire about his hypertension, and the family replies that they are unaware of it.
Dr. Doku suggested that patients get checked for hypertension, noting that the best place to do it was at home rather than in a hospital or pharmacy.
Therefore, he suggested that doctors urge their patients to spend money on a blood pressure monitor to use at home.
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