Erectile dysfunction is a serious ailment that is affecting the people of today. Many have attributed this to the growing levels of stress and work load in this fast pacing world. As such the health of the individual starts getting affected and as a result, various ailments start affecting the individual, of which erectile dysfunction is a major one. Erections in men occur when there is enough blood in the blood vessels of the genitals. This occurs when the person is stimulated, causing the brain to send signals to the blood vessels in the genitals to relax. This relaxation causes their openings to be widened. The blood gushes in the blood vessels causing the muscles to stiffen, giving the person an erection firm enough for intercourse. However in case of erectile dysfunction, the vessels are closed shut or not wide enough for the blood to go into them. This causes the organ to limp, making it impossible for the person to satisfy his partner. Erectile dysfunction can have a number of causes. Some of them are listed below:
Erectile dysfunction is often an underlying symptom of many diseases pertaining to the heart and neural system. In many surveys it has been seen that the ailment is more common in men over the age of 40. In fact in a survey by the National Health and Social Life Survey in USA, it was found that the maximum prevalence of erectile dysfunction was among the people aged above 40. The people in the age group 40-49 had 28% people having erectile dysfunction, while the ones in the age range of 50-59 had 55%. These are some staggering figures considering that the numbers will only rise in the future. There have been many medications made to counter the effects of erectile dysfunction. Viagra is the most popular one among them. Viagra is the world’s first oral erectile dysfunction pill to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, USA in the year 1998 for treatment of impotence. The active ingredient in Viagra is Sildenafil. Sildenafil is a PDE5 inhibitor that inhibits the degrading action of the Phosphodiesterase Type 5 hormone. Following this, the medication aids in the relaxation of the blood vessels and the muscles in the genitals. This causes the vessels to swell up with blood and this makes the muscle in the genitals to stiffen up as well. This sequence of events in the body after we take the Viagra pill causes an erection. Viagra is known to last for 5 hours. Originally Viagra was used to treat pulmonary hypertension, a type of blood pressure that affects the arteries of the lungs. However it was later noticed that the medication also helped the users get erections. This discovery followed by some research, led to the use of Viagra for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Viagra is marketed as blue diamond pills with the strength of the medication imprinted on one side and the ‘Pfizer’ on the other, since Generic Viagra is primarily manufactured by the Pfizer Laboratories. Side Effects
Viagra is a powerful pill for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. However proper precautions such as not mixing the Viagra pill with alcohol, nitrate medication, or other ED pills; not overdosing the med; using it wisely; can help in the proper utilization of the ED medication.
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