What’s Viagra?

Viagra is a well tested and reliable remedy which improves men’s sexual function and helps live a full-blown sexual life.

Is Viagra a sexual stimulator?

NOT AT ALL, VIAGRA ISN’T A STIMULATOR. Everything happens naturally. Viagra acts in that exact moment when it’s necessary, but not when it’s taken.

What’s the mechanism of Viagra action?

The taking of Viagra leads to the widening of arteries and great blood inflow to the penis. Viagra reveals its effect in case of sexual arousal, when there’s no sexual arousal – the erection doesn’t take place. At the end of coitus the erection ends naturally. The effect of Viagra isn’t connected with the influence on sexual arousal or hormones.

To what extent is Viagra effective?

Viagra Improves Erection in 76% of Cases.

Does Viagra improve the capability to coitus?

Yes, if a man takes Viagra the number of sex acts reaches six a month. 89% of partners note erection improvement when taking Viagra.

Does Viagra have its effect in case of serious illness?

Yes, up to 60% of men with grave irregularities of erection when taking Viagra estimated their erection as good and excellent.

What are the results of prolonged treatment?

97% of men taking Viagra during 2 years and more note the improvement of erection.

I’ve taken Viagra once, but it hasn’t worked. Does this mean that it does suit me?

Among the majority of men Viagra has its effect after the first or the second taking. The best effect is noted after the third or the fourth taking, so it’s very important to proceed the treatment. Of course, you must keep to your doctor’s recommendations about Viagra taking.

How quickly does Viagra start to act and for how long does it have its effect?

The effect of Viagra is evident in 30 minutes and lasts for at least 4 days after the taking.

I’ve heard that Viagra influences the heart badly

The data of clinical testing (the use of Viagra for more than 11,000 patient-years; placebo – less than 700 patient-years) prove the absence of the heightened risk of the development of cardiovascular diseases as a result of Viagra taking.

How often can I take Viagra?

Not more frequent than once a day.

What contraindications does Viagra have?

The presence of some serious diseases in case of which sexual activity is prohibited: unstable stenocardia, grave cardiac insufficiency, grave hepatic failure, low blood pressure, recent myocardial infarction or stroke; retina pigmentation, hypersensibility to sildenafil or some other component of Viagra.

What doctor can prescribe Viagra?

A doctor of any specialty can prescribe Viagra, but, in the first place, urologist, sexual pathologist, andrologist, endocrinologist, and cardiologist.

What effect does Viagra have on practically healthy people?

Pfizer Corporation hasn’t tested and isn’t going to test the effect of Viagra on healthy people. Pfizer Corporation has produced this preparation for the treatment grave and marked pathological cases. So, on this basis the Company has filed an application both to the Food and Drug Administration of the USA and to the European Quality improvement System.

The tests upon healthy people imply the preparation selling among healthy people, but the Company isn’t going to do this. Viagra is meant for people suffering from erection disorder.

How to define the sexual norm?

In other words the question can be formulated this way: the so-called “practically healthy people” take Viagra and feel better, so can they be regarded as healthy people?

Those people are considered to be healthy who have and keep erection which allows to have coitus and finish it successfully. As far as Viagra brings the patients back to the normal state or, at least, helps to move in this direction it definitely doesn’t affect those people who are initially healthy.

Though if a man who consider himself to be healthy takes Viagra and reveals the improvement of erectile function, he is possibly suffering some kind of erectile dysfunction, at least some temporary one, and he can’t be treated as healthy in the true sense of the word.

So the mass media should inform that healthy people don’t need Viagra and they would have no benefit taking it.

Does Viagra raise sexual attraction?

The effect of Viagra is based only on the local growth of the blood flow to the cavernous body of the penis and it doesn’t influence the arousal of sexual attraction. It doesn’t improve libido and isn’t a stimulant. Viagra just depresses the functioning of enzyme which influences the blood flow in the penis. Sexual arousal is necessary for its functioning. That is it stimulates the natural reaction of the organism to the sexual stimulation. Clinical testing proves the absence of arousal in that group of patients taking Viagra preparation in comparison with the group of the same taking placebo without Viagra.

Do the wives share the husbands’ hopes for the return of young years?

We recommend to the doctor to find out initially the attitude of the patient towards the treatment and then, in case of necessity, with their sexual partners. Though the results of clinical tests show that in usual circumstances Viagra improves the quality of partners’ sexual life. More over, it’s known that in many countries wives, not husbands, consult the doctor in the first place. And in the USA 80% of men suffering from erectile dysfunction discuss this question with their partners before starting the treatment.

Does Viagra allow keeping erection after taking alcohol?

There are no data concerning its interaction with alcohol. Though, as far as strong drinks can’t be regarded as stimulating sexual activity, they are not recommended to be taken before taking Viagra. Alcohol can only prevent goal achievement and probably in proportion to the quantity of strong drinks.

Alcohol taking can lead to the temporary inability to achieve erection. To get the maximum benefit from the medicine it’s not recommended to take much alcohol before taking Viagra.

If Viagra is safe and effective why not sell it over-the-counter?

Yes, clinical testing has proved the safety of Viagra. At the same time we know about some drug interaction, especially with nitrates used in cardiac disease treatment. So, it’s very important for Viagra to be prescribed by the doctor thoroughly acquainted to the patient’s medical card.

In what way does it interact with other medications?

During clinical research work some inessential interaction with other medical preparations or its complete absence. Though there exists an exception to this rule – nitrates which are mainly used to treat cardiac diseases. So Viagra is contra-indicated for the patients cured with the help of nitrates. The danger is in possible drop of blood pressure – hypotension.

Viagra must be taken without nitroglycerine and nitroglycerine-containing preparations of long-term and short-term action. You mustn’t take it with donator preparations of nitric oxide, for example, molsidomine (Corvaton, Sydnopharm) and sodium nitroprussidom. These preparations are used for stenocardia treatment.

It’s not recommended to take Viagra with other remedies aimed at erectile dysfunction treatment.

If you don’t know exactly whether you take these preparations consult your doctor.

What remote side effects does Viagra have?

During the last five years Pfizer has been conducting clinical research work in which those patients have taken part who had taken Viagra for a long period of time – up to three years. On the assumption of proper use no data indicating some danger of its use were fixed. Only slight and transient side effects were noted, not serious and not long-termed.

Viagra can cause some side reactions. Usually they are moderate and last for a short period of time: sometimes there appears a headache, face redness, heartburn, and stuffiness in nose.

When some undesirable reactions take place tell your physician about it.

More than 90 clinical research works with more than 8000 patients involved stated the effectiveness and safety of the preparation on condition of its using according to the instruction.

Does Viagra influence reproductive performance?

Viagra itself doesn’t affect the reproductive performance. Though in those cases when erectile dysfunction prevents couples of childbearing age from conception Viagra can help a lot.

To what extent is Viagra effective for women?

Viagra is developed for men. Some experimental research work has been held and at present they recruit the volunteers for further research work. Though the results of this testing aren’t still known. The clinical testing among women with erectile dysfunction appear sto be more difficult than among men. There’s no set methodology for them.

Are there any age limits for Viagra taking?

Viagra isn’t prescribed to the patients under 18.

Is Viagra a natural (herbal) or synthetic preparation?

The active component of Viagra is sildenafil – a synthetic substance.

What’s the form of production of Viagra?

Viagra is produced in packings of 1 pill of 50 or 100 mg; of 4 pills of 50 or 100 mg. there exist some other forms of Viagra delivery.

What corporation produces Viagra?

Viagra is developed and produced by the biggest pharmaceutical corporation in the world – Pfizer. The discovery of the mechanisms having shown the way to the developing of Viagra was awarded Nobel Prize in the field of medicine. At present other pharmaceutical corporations of the world have started producing chipper and effective generics of Viagra. Generic forms are identical to Viagra in their structure, produced under other trademarks or under sildenafil name and are chipper, as the costs of the advertisement are lower in the share of the cost price of these generic forms.

A considerable part of these preparations is the so-called generic forms. They possess the same action as the preparations sold under some famous trademark as they have an identical structure. Their cost is, as a rule, lower as the producers needn’t invest much money into the promotion campaign.