Viagra is the most popular erectile dysfunction (ED) medications available for men, young or old. It works by raising the blood flow to the penis to help impotent men achieve and maintain an erection. Apart from ED, research is now showing hundreds of positive health benefits of Viagra in treating various medical conditions. These benefits make it even more necessary that this miraculous blue pill be made available over the counter.
It is estimated that nearly 20% men-women relationships break up due to erectile dysfunction. ED can indeed cause a lot of mental agony for both partners involved. Doctors and imminent psychologists have had grown men crying like babies in their offices …show more content…
Originally, this pill was available only as prescription medicine in doses of 25, 50 and 100mg for treating impotence or erectile dysfunction in men. Erectile dysfunction is the condition where one cannot maintain the penis’s hardness necessary for satisfactory sexual activity.
How does Viagra work?
Erectile dysfunction is a common problem affecting millions of men. Viagra assists them by successfully achieving and maintaining an erection. The active ingredient in Viagra is Sildenafil which belongs to a group of drugs called PDES5 inhibitors. These inhibitors relax the blood vessels in the penis which then produce an erection. The erection obtained by Viagra is not a forced erection which means that one still needs a sexual stimulus despite taking the pill.
It is estimated that nearly 20 million men in the United States alone have had the “Viagra conversation” with their physicians since the miraculous drug came on the scenes. Today, across the world, almost 30 million men from 120 countries are taking prescription Viagra, making it one of the fastest selling drugs in the market. At this rate nearly 9 tablets are being prescribed every minute with over 300 million tablets consumed