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Posts Tagged ‘Sexual Performance’

Mar
02

Men may be the strong hunter-gathers who hold all the power in society, but if things go wrong in the bedroom, they lose all respect and become weaker than women. Think Aristophanes and “Lysistrata” in the theater of Ancient Greece, Chaucer and “The Miller’s Tale” in early England, and all the other plays and stories mocking men who, for one reason or another, cannot have sex. This theme represents the one consistent cultural truth. Society has accepted men as the dominant gender and wrapped up all the symbolism of sexual power in the right to govern. So, throughout time, men whose sexual performance has been less than stellar have been devising strategies to hide their problems. Not for them the honesty and openness of failure. Everything must be hidden away. So it was that we came to the end of the last century and a revolutionary event. The release of the little blue pill on to the market suddenly offered a way of recovering lost power. All that was required was sufficient honesty to ask a doctor for a prescription. Since this admission took place behind the locked doors of doctor-patient confidentiality, men in their millions begged for relief. Fortunately, the pills delivered. More importantly, the pills are easily hidden. One pill some thirty minutes before sexual activity is expected protects everyone’s reputation. So one quick unobtrusive swallow does a summer make.

In fact, the manufacturers and medical profession were taken by surprise at the number of men who asked for relief. The problem for so long hidden away proved to be far greater than anyone had guessed. For the manufacturer, this was the opening day for the gold mine. For men, it was the opening day of the rest of their active sexual lives. Researchers came rushing forward to start a host of new projects to investigate the causes of erectile dysfunction now that most men affected were prepared to talk about their problems. For two or three years, this new climate of honesty continued but then, to everyone’s surprise, the number of prescriptions stabilised and, in some countries, began to fall. The online pharmacies were establishing their credibility and offering a completely confidential delivery service without the need for a prescription. Now men could sit in their own homes and place an order with their privacy guaranteed. The problem went back underground and researchers found it difficult to recruit men for their latest projects.

There is good and bad in this. Viagra has proved itself a remarkably effective drug. In almost every case, this drug works the first and then every time to produce an erection when needed. For that, millions of men around the world are grateful. But for medical research, an opportunity has been lost. In the years immediately after viagra appeared, we learned so much more about the extent of the problem and its causes. Many changes have been made to the training of doctors and to the range of treatments available as a result. But with an increasing number of men buying the drug without seeking medical advice, the chance for collecting more information is reducing. If the trend continues, we will be back to the days of plausible deniability.

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Feb
28

There has been a growing phenomenon around the developed world. The birth rate has been falling quite steeply and, in some countries, the average is only marginally above one child per woman. This is not enough to maintain the population in balance. Over time, societies will age and there will not be enough young to pay the taxes to fund healthcare. This change is a direct result of a major cultural shift. Our lifestyles now delay parenthood or postpone it altogether. Ignoring the long-term social risks, there is a more immediate problem. Such medical evidence as there is suggests the problem of erectile dysfunction is growing more common. The reason for this is the redefinition of what it means to be a biological man and woman. Go back fifty years and you find yourself in a time warp that has lasted thousands of years. Men go out to work and the women stay home and have babies. Originally, this was men go out to hunt leaving women to clean the cave. But the spirit of the gender roles has remained consistent over the centuries. But all that changed as the 1950′s turned into the 1960′s. A revolution was coming.

Today, we all understand the force of the words, “feminism”, “gender equality” and “sexual discrimination”. The men running government fifty years ago had no idea what was coming. Now, the cultural dominance enjoyed by men over the centuries is under threat from more confident women. They no longer see their roles as baby factories and homemakers. They demand equality and make career choices that delay child-bearing until later in life. This adds to the stress of modern living. Now consider two other factors. Men are becoming increasingly overweight. This has a direct effect on sexual performance as high cholesterol blocks the arteries and unfitness reduces the stamina for sexual activity. Further, sexual performance slowly weakens over time. If men are expected to wait longer before producing children, the pressure on performance increases and anxiety can induce erectile dysfunction.

It is going to take time for men to adjust to this new cultural landscape in which women are more assertive in all aspects of life. When it was always up to the man to make the running, everything could go at his pace and match his comfort levels. A woman demanding more immediate sexual satisfaction is disconcerting to the older man. The new generation of men who grow up in this new reality will be better attuned to its demands. This leaves viagra as the standard support for aging men. When performance comes under pressure and the fear of inadequacy saps confidence, this drug preserves self-esteem and enables a hard erection in reply to sexual stimulation. It is fortunate this drug came on the market when it did. Feminism was strongest during the 1970′s and early 1980′s and then there was a slight plateau. Viagra has appeared just as the drive for greater equality has resumed with new force. So long as women persist in their drive to delay conception, the birth rate will continue to fall and society will grow older. But men will be better able to rise to the occasion when women do finally decide the time is right to conceive. Thanks to the little blue pill, humanity will continue.

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Feb
28

The Texas Rangers slugger Rafael Palmerio is 37 years old and he will not admit to having erection troubles. But he appears in ads promoting the ED drug. People started to wonder if he really suffers dysfunctions or if Pfizer, the company making this drug, wants to encourage young men to try it just for fun.

It’s true that penile dysfunction is more usual among older men, but lots of potential consumers are barely senior – around 40% of 40-year-old-males in the USA have certain degree of ED. Most of the today’s consumers are in early to middle 50s.

Myron Murdock, urologist and the Impotence Institute of America director, states these males are probable to consume ED drugs because they want to have a superior sexual performance. Murdock also states that a younger man “wants his V-12 Jaguar to work just perfectly,” though an older man can be having less reliable erections. Moreover, younger men’s sexual partners want them to have a great performance in the bed, as stated by Murdock.

Most young men have normal sexual performance, but Murdock says there are problems that can come up even in teenage years. Arteries hardening that limits blood flow to the phallus is one of them, so when the young man reaches his 20s, his capability to attain and maintain an erection has already started to decrease. Murdock is also sure that young men seeking ED drugs for recreational use have some problems with erection.

It is also known that some of these drugs can reduce the period it takes a male to recover after intercourse and be prepared for the next round. This is referred to as “refractory period.” Usually it lasts 20 minutes or so. One magazine has published a research in 2000 that found out that this period can be shortened to 10 minutes in healthy individuals.

The thing that Viagra and similar drugs can’t do is augment your sexual desire or make you reach orgasm if you have problems with attaining it.

Although you might wan to request Viagra or something similar from one of the multiple web shops, you shouldn’t. If you want to use these drugs, you have to bring your physician into your sexual life.

When you purchase from web pharmacies, you only have to answer several questions before proceeding to the checkout page. If you answer frankly, the questionnaire can have some probable difficulties. Anyway, pharmacists who complete your request don’t know your clinical history. Erectile dysfunction can have serious underlying reasons, like hear disease, thyroid disease, diabetes, or liver disease. Ordering Viagra online can result in some severe problems.

These drugs may also make intercourse better for women. Same as the penis, the clitoris is an erectile tissue. By augmenting blood flow to it, ED drugs can increase female’s sensitivity and sexual excitement. As well, it seems to augment vaginal lubrication.

The FDA hasn’t approved Viagra for females, but it seems it’s only a matter of time. Some doctors do prescribe things like Viagra to women and that is absolutely legal. Doctors can act at their judgment. The studies performed on ED drugs for safety and efficiency in women have also displayed good results to this point. So, it seems women will also use ED drugs like men.

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Jan
26

You have probably heard many times about Sildenafil or as we now know it, the Blue Pill. This drug has been around for over a decade and marked a new area of sexuality, which can easily be compared to the Sexual Revolution of the 20th century. Why is that? Because prior to the Blue Pill there was no effective remedy for erectile dysfunction and men having that condition were left with no possibilities to overcome their problems and had to suffer in silence. But with the advent of the new drug, things have changed drastically. Erectile dysfunction has become the topic for public discussion and was openly spoken about in newspapers, magazines and on national TV. The problem, which people were unaware of before, has surfaced and shown its real proportions, which were really impressive.

Almost all men experience erection problems every now and then and there’s nothing to worry about. But if the problem persists over a period of time and there are no improvements, this is the case of erectile dysfunction. And research have found that practically all men experience erectile dysfunction at a certain point of their lives, and this doesn’t mean only late adulthood as younger men were also reported to experience the problem. These results were quite shocking as there are millions and millions of men over the world who suffer from a condition that could not be cured before. Of course, there were numerous natural remedies, herbal solutions, drugs that boosted sexual performance and even special surgeries that ensured mechanical erection. But it was never as effective and convenient as just taking one single pill and enjoying the pleasure of intimacy to the max.

Viagra has changed that situation dramatically by being the first orally administered drug that was observed to help in almost all cases of erectile dysfunction, bringing back the joy of sex and lovemaking to men, some of which have already forgot how it should be done. It was approved for treating erectile dysfunction in 1998 and after that it simply exploded the whole pharmaceutical market, creating a niche of its own and bringing its developers (Pfizer) so much money that its competitors can’t even reach today if combined. Men all over the world started to buy Viagra because there were no alternatives and it really helped. Having a global market where you are the single player is a great advantage for any product, and the Blue Pill was just lucky to be that very magical remedy that men across the globe were waiting for ages.

Of course, similar products from different manufacturers followed a few years later, some of them being more advanced than the pioneer of ED treatment. But still, men choose to buy Viagra at numerous online pharmacies because they know it will help them. People already know what the drug is capable of doing and the fact that it’s sold practically all over the world makes it simply the best ED medication on the planet, no matter how hard the competitors try to rival that position.

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