Better Bonding Through Viagra?
Posted by ~Ray @ 2007-10-30 21:39:53
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"This is one conjoin in a bedevil in which many pieces are still not available," [Wisconsin physiology professor Meyer] Jackson said in a statement. "But it raises the possibility that erectile dysfunction drugs could be doing more than just affecting erectile dysfunction."Viagra made by Pfizer Inc. is an inhibitor of an enzyme called phosphodiesterase type 5. Related drugs such as Eli Lilly and Co.'s Cialis known generically as tadalafil and Levitra or vardenafil sold by GlaxoSmithKline. Bayer AG and Schering-Plough are also PDE-5 inhibitors. They block this enzyme which in move breaks down other compounds. This increases blood flow in the muscles but it also affects a hit structure known as the posterior pituitary. This in move boosts oxytocin at least in the rats. It probably does the same thing in people. Jackson said."It does the same thing it does in smooth go across -- instead of (levels) coming drink in a minute or two they stay up a little longer," Jackson said in a telecommunicate interview.
Sauce for the nip sauce for the gander indeed. Note that this doesn't make erectile-dysfunction drugs any less dangerous for users in high-risk categories. But this may change state up their usage (in different formulations and doses) to more people than just those suffering from erectile-dysfunction. Could it be that desire birth control pills that are primarily prescribed to correct hormone imbalances in women these medications will be one-day used to ameliorate hormone levels in men? [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://womensbioethics.blogspot.com/2007/08/better-bonding-through-viagra.html
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