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does Viagra work? Thanks

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for asking. Ever

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since it hit the market, the

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little blue pill known as Viagra

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has transformed the sex lives of

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millions of couples around the world. Viagra

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was developed by pharmaceutical giant

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Pfizer and was first made

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available to the American public

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soon after FDA approval in

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March 1998. Within just

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two weeks, 15 ,000 prescriptions had

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been written in the United

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States. An article published in the

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Pharmaceutical Journal in 2017 stated

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that at that time it had

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been prescribed for more than 64

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million men worldwide, while a

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report by The Guardian from the

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same year said that the

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stigma around erectile dysfunction had faded,

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citing NHS figures which showed

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that Viagra prescriptions had nearly tripled

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over the preceding decade. Believe

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it or not, it was actually kind

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of discovered by accident. You

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see, the active ingredient

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in Viagra is called Sildenafil

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citrate, and research into

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that ingredient was initially intended

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to treat pulmonary arterial

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hypertension, a condition affecting

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blood vessels in the lungs,

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but lo and behold, during

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trials, researchers noticed an unexpected

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side effect, improved erections in

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men. The

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focus of the research then shifted

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to erectile dysfunction, and

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the rest is history. Studies show

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that the pill takes effect

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about 30 minutes after ingestion, and

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effects last for around 4

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hours. Well,

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that's the thing. It actually doesn't

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impact male desire. The effect

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is in fact purely mechanical, restoring

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impaired erectile function by increasing

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blood flow to the penis. so

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it wouldn't be accurate to

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say that it boosts desire or

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acts as an aphrodisiac. That's

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a common misunderstanding. Without

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sexual arousal, Viagra simply won't work.

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And for a man to feel

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arousal and get an erection, they

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still need stimulation from a partner,

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in the form of affection or

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foreplay, or to use their

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imagination. According

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to the Daily Mail, most men

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occasionally struggle to get or keep

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an erection due to stress, tiredness,

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anxiety, or drinking too much alcohol.

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But it's when that happens regularly

3:29

that you might need to get

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a checkup or treatment for erectile

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dysfunction. The same article

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says that common ED causes include

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high blood pressure or cholesterol, hormone

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problems, or side effects

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from medication. This tends to

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happen more often with older men,

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as those factors are likely to increase

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with age. But Viagra use is

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actually on the rise among younger men

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in their 20s and 30s too.

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It's important to bear in mind though

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that Viagra shouldn't be used by

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some people. The NHS recommends speaking to

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a doctor or pharmacist if you

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have certain conditions like low blood

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pressure or a stomach ulcer. If

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you've recently had a stroke, heart

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attack or heart problem, or if

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you're taking nitrates for chest pain.

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Check out the NHS website for

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