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<\/p>\nIt probably might surprise you, but taking one of the erection drugs, even if you are a woman, but certainly if you are a man over 50, will likely prolong your life. PDE-5s (as they are called by the quacks): Viagra, Cialis, Kamagra, Levitra and many others, may save you from a heart attack or stroke.<\/p>\n
Professor Mike Kirby, FRCP, President of the British Society for Sexual Medicine says, \u201cErectile dysfunction problems start about five years before heart attacks.\u201d He recommends the use of the PDE-5 drugs to prevent this. ED is a warning sign.<\/p>\n
Various studies have shown that these drugs prevent Major Adverse Cardiac Events (MACE), that is heart attacks and strokes : the biggest killers of men over 50. They often develop type 2 diabetes and this brings on erectile dysfunction, hence the blue pill regimen. However numerous medical tests have shown this population to have far fewer horrible events that MACE up your day.<\/p>\n
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Many GPs in the UK don’t know this. Usually they are prevented from prescribing ‘blue pills’ under the current NHS rules, even though the cost is tiny \u2013 I can import generic \u201cCialis\u201d from India at around 2p per tablet. These are copies of the original as the trademarked ones are out of patent. The NHS should be able to get a bulk discount at a fraction of the retail price. It would save the taxpayer an immense sum in hospital and nursing home care, if more people remained healthy till late in life.<\/p>\n
That’s not to underplay the main reason for taking these medications…<\/p>\n
The action of these drugs is to increase blood flow, create nitric oxide and improve the lining of the blood vessels \u2013 the endothelium, which means better erections and sex, but also fewer heart attacks and strokes and presumably helps the brain’s blood flow long-term which ought to reduce the danger of dementia and Alzheimer’s.<\/p>\n
\nBSSM Mission statement:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe focus on the basic science of sexual function and dysfunction, and the clinical aspects of diagnosis and treatment of sexual problems in men and women.<\/p>\n
We recognise the importance of a holistic approach to understanding human sexuality and its problems, and we encourage research into all of its many aspects. We aim to foster and maintain the highest standards in clinical practice among our members, and promote the adoption of similar standards across all UK health professionals.\u201d<\/p>\n