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Tulsa top in study's Viagra need list
A health magazine assesses several factors to produce that rating.

By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer
Published: 5/14/2009 2:33 AM
Last Modified: 5/14/2009 3:21 AM

You know the old saying, "If it happened to men, the world would be different"?

Well, men are going to want to see this.

Tulsa men might want to start exercising, losing weight, controlling their diabetes and stop smoking.

In fact, Tulsa men might go crazy trying to get fit after they read this.

The list of the 100 U.S. cities that are most in need of Viagra puts Tulsa at the top, the April edition of Men's Health magazine reports. Oklahoma City is right in there, ranking No. 6.

Dr. Raji Gill, a urologist at Oklahoma State University Medical Center, said of the magazine's report: "I don't know how scientific it was. They were sort of using erections as a barometer for how healthy a guy is."

Yet, that can be a valid barometer, he said. The overall health of a man often is reflected in his sexual function, he said.

"It did make sense," Gill said.

The magazine based its rankings on data from a number of categories. First, it looked at federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rates of smoking, obesity and diabetes.

The three are critical risk factors for erectile dysfunction, doctors say. And numerous reports have shown the high prevalence of smoking, obesity and diabetes in Oklahoma.

"A lot of it can be linked to the Southern diet," Gill said. "We eat a lot of fried, fatty foods. And when you can get cigarettes at Indian smoke shops at nearly half the price of Wal-Mart, people are going to keep smoking."

Smoking,

obesity and diabetes can hamper blood flow, which is critical for men to sustain an erection, he said.

"There is definitely that correlation with somebody who has these problems and ED," he said.

Next, the researchers looked at how much men exercise and how many urologists per capita Tulsa has.

The city ranked 54th for its percentage of urologists per 100,000 men.

"The more medical issues a man has, they're going to have some not-so-good erections," Gill said.

Finally, researchers took into account how many prescriptions for drugs such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra are filled.

Among the 100 cities, Tulsa's rate of prescriptions filled for these drugs ranked near the top, the magazine reported.

"You can take statistics and show anything with them," Gill said.

"You can go to any place and you have healthy people and unhealthy people.

"Tulsa has also been called the most livable city. Look at the health of its economy. It's a great place to live."

So if the threat of heart disease and stroke doesn't get men to change their lifestyles, maybe this will.

Top 10 cities for erectile dysfunction:

1. Tulsa
2. Lubbock, Texas
3. Charleston, W.Va.
4. Arlington, Texas
5. Fort Worth
6. Oklahoma City
7. Anchorage, Alaska
8. Bakersfield, Calif.
9. Modesto, Calif.
10. Omaha, Neb.

Top 10 nonerectile dysfunction cities

1. New York
2. San Francisco
3. Newark, N.J.
4. Jersey City, N.J.
5. Durham, N.C.
6. Burlington, Vt.
7. Atlanta
8. Washington
9. Hartford, Conn.
10. Boston

Source: Men’s Health magazine

Kim Archer 581-8315
kim.archer@tulsaworld.com By KIM ARCHER World Staff Writer

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	Report Comment dean, Tulsa (5/14/2009 5:42:55 AM) I'm not so sure. I read the comments on the World's website and it's clear to me that we have more than enough boners.
	Report Comment Loki, Broken Arrow (5/14/2009 5:56:10 AM) I paid rigid attention to this article. Related item: apparently the Dr. Oz guy says a man who loses 35 pounds will gain an inch in length on his penis. News you can use kind of day.
	Report Comment droopy, wagoner (5/14/2009 6:18:13 AM) RTI- Aw, I've been exposed. But I'm better since the King took me to the vet. I'm sure glad he dropped the newserting.
	Report Comment peelumba, (5/14/2009 6:58:23 AM) wow surely not in the bible belt / sex is bad place........lol my volcano is just fine thank you........!
	Report Comment Tony G, Tulsa (5/14/2009 7:00:36 AM) "The overall health of a man often is reflected in his sexual function, he said." I must be--very healthy.
	Report Comment Eagle 4, Tulsa (5/14/2009 7:14:29 AM) It's likely much worse since many men in Oklahoma probably flip to the Begat section of the OT for some relief!
	Report Comment Ltd, (5/14/2009 7:59:42 AM) dean- Best comment, ever... +1
	Report Comment FIRE GUNDY, TULSA (5/14/2009 8:05:02 AM) Well, it could mean we have health problems or it could just mean we're $crewing a lot more.
	Report Comment Rikitikitavi, Tulsa (5/14/2009 8:28:24 AM) Wow! you mean Tulsa men can't get it up? So are you saying we have a whole bunch of 1 minute man? Freaking Fracking lame.
	Report Comment Graybeard, Tulsa (5/14/2009 8:29:27 AM) Most of the women my age are E.D. carriers. And ya know, I think the originator of the study is from Austin, Texas.
	Report Comment DF, Tulsa (5/14/2009 8:34:12 AM) Gundy, I'm hoping it's the second, but most likely it's the first. A girl can dream can't she?
	Report Comment my_2_cents!, Inola (5/14/2009 8:36:23 AM) So I shouldn't take it personal that I'm not gettin any lately? I'm relieved, I though he had a girlfriend :)
	Report Comment Ric, Broken Arrow (5/14/2009 8:50:17 AM) Hmmm... a hot give it to me lady helps the blood flow situation. Ever think the opposite could be part of the problem?
	Report Comment dTHREE, TULSA (5/14/2009 8:51:52 AM) " They were sort of using erections as a barometer for how healthy a guy is." Yet, that can be a valid barometer, he said. The overall health of a man often is reflected in his sexual function, he said." (TW) . I definitely healthy then.
	Report Comment Bullhead, Nicut (5/14/2009 9:27:32 AM) I love hearing all of the bragging this morning! ROFLMAO! watching you all hide your Rx for the big V as you type your blogs
	Report Comment jimf, Tulsa (5/14/2009 9:55:28 AM) just means tulsa old guys are having more fun than the rest of the country. Great !!!
	Report Comment Cheyenne, Tulsa (5/14/2009 10:06:18 AM) No surprise. We are number 1 on all of the bad lists. Viva Viagra!
	Report Comment Surfin'USA, Pacific Beach (5/14/2009 10:30:06 AM) Hmmm.. given the lack of "firepower" it seems that Tulsa is a "target rich" environment for the functioning few.
	Report Comment concernedpapa, Kiefer (5/14/2009 1:05:41 PM) Sounds like to me looking at the list working in the oil patch or farming is to blame for ed. Has nothing to do with my being overweight.
	Report Comment Few Clothes, Austin, TX (5/14/2009 1:24:40 PM) This surprises me. When I lived in Tulsa for 11 years I thought the city had more than it's share of attractive women. I would only surmise that one of the reasons could be the excessive amount of alcohol imbibed by the guys.
	Report Comment Few Clothes, Austin, TX (5/14/2009 1:26:02 PM) Also, I thought an erection was what Asians do to elect someone to office every 4 years.
	Report Comment psychedelikrelik, Tulsa (5/14/2009 3:04:36 PM) They sure didn't ask my hubs when they did this study. Down, Boy!
	Report Comment psychedelikrelik, Tulsa (5/14/2009 3:08:39 PM) Graybeard, Ric, I heard it said on Oprah recently that "a boner in the back is NOT foreplay!"
	Report Comment SS_Hippy, Tulsa (5/14/2009 3:37:20 PM) Hey you freaks get out of them bathtubs...that's my horse's drinkin water for gosh sakes.
	Report Comment BarefootOkieGal, Sacramento (5/14/2009 4:56:36 PM) Ah, I see that my lovely state boasts TWO of the most dysfunctional cities - Bakersfield (gag) and Modesto (ulp). I haven't done any scientific studies, but I do know for a fact that those two cities are just FULL of transplanted Okies. (I think Modesto was one of the first places my relatives settled in after they left Coweta; my grandparents are buried there.) My word - do you suppose it was carried to those cities by MIGRANTS????? (Tee-hee-hee!)

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