Answer:

Balut eggs are a cooling food, rich in protein, lipids, B vitamins, iron, and zinc. Eating balut eggs helps increase energy, improve weakness, stimulate blood circulation, increase testosterone production, and enhance libido.

However, no research has proven that eating balut eggs can directly and permanently improve male sexual function. The nutrients in the eggs are not enough to make a difference without a comprehensive diet and healthy lifestyle. If eaten in excess, men increase their risk of atherosclerosis, high cholesterol, being overweight, obesity, fatty liver, which negatively affects reproductive health.

Eating balut eggs does not prevent HPV. The reason is that HPV viruses are tiny microorganisms without a complete cellular structure. They only live when they invade the living cells of the human body through oral, anal, or genital sex or contact with skin and mucous membranes. The HPV virus does not multiply in the digestive system, so it is not destroyed by nutrients in food.

Balut eggs are a nutrient-rich food but cannot eliminate the HPV virus. Photo: Bui Thuy

Some nutrients like vitamins C and E, zinc, and selenium in balut eggs can support a healthy immune system and improve overall health to eliminate the HPV virus in its early stages. However, this is not a specific treatment or preventative method.

To improve sexual function, men need to maintain a healthy lifestyle, a balanced diet, and supplement with substances like omega-3 and omega-6 to improve sperm development. Men should quit alcohol, tobacco, and stimulants, exercise regularly, maintain a suitable weight, and get 8 hours of sleep a day. If they experience decreased sexual function, reduced libido, or have reproductive health problems, men should consult a specialist to determine the cause and not self-medicate with drugs or food.

The HPV virus can persist in the body, not be completely eradicated, and even re-infect multiple times. HPV infection can last silently for years without symptoms and can progress to cancers like cervical, anal, and throat cancer.

Men should prevent this virus with a vaccine, which is over 90% effective if the full course is administered according to the prescribed schedule. Vietnam currently has two types of vaccines. The Gardasil 9 vaccine prevents 9 types: 6, 11, 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52, and 58, and is indicated for males and females aged 9-45. The vaccine helps prevent the risk of infection with the virus types mentioned above by more than 90%, of which types 6 and 11 are the main causes of genital warts.

Doctor Pham Van Phu

Medical Manager, VNVC Vaccination System

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