Viagra – There’s A Lot More To This Little Pill
Viagra to many is a great success but in clinical trials it was nothing more than a huge flop. When this little blue pill was invented by scientists it was supposed to be a treatment for angina. This was 20 years ago and today like many others I am sure that you associate this little blue pill known as Viagra with erectile dysfunction. The purpose of this article is to dispel the myths and explain that there really is more to Viagra than you think.
When Viagra was being created it scientists wanted a way to help patients suffering from angina. The idea was that Viagra would help to ease the pain of angina suffers by dilating the blood vessels around the heart. Unfortunately the results of the trials were disappointing but there was one extraordinary side effect that doctors did notice in their male test subjects.
These side effects weren’t noticed at first but researchers soon became intrigued when test subjects were refusing to give back the drugs at the end of the trial period. Dr. Mike Kirby who is the advisor to the Sexual Dysfunction Associated stated that “Researchers knew they were on to something.”
Today over £1 billion a year is generated in sales of Viagra and not only does this pill provide men worldwide with an effective treatment for erectile dysfunction, it is also being recognised as a potential remedy for various other ailments including deadly lung disorders.
By blocking phosphodiesterase which is an enzyme Viagra and other drugs of a similar nature help the arteries in the body to relax and this in turn allows blood to flow more freely.
Evidence suggests that Viagra might even be a remedy and help to prevent jet lag.
There are numerous other ways in which Viagra can help to repair our bodies and below we will examine these further. Research for most of these is still in the early stages but in some of the examples that we will mention below a form of Viagra is being used in Britain to save the lives of people suffering from pulmonary arterial hypertension.
HEART ATTACKS
Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University in the U.S. have carried out comparison tests between nitroglycerin and Viagra and have found that giving Viagra to heart attack patients can actually help to repair damaged muscle and restore blood flow quicker than the standard treatment.
BREAST CANCER
Experiments on mice at the Johns Hopkins University in the U.S. found that both breast tumours and colon tumours shrank considerably when Viagra was injected into them. Scientists believe that by introducing Viagra into the body cancel cells are unmasked and there are therefore recognised as foreign bodies by the immune system and destroyed.
COLD HANDS
Viagra is excellent for increasing blood flow and sufferers of Raynaud's disease found that after taking the 50mg of this drug for four weeks at twice daily intervals their symptoms were greatly reduced. Raynaud’s disease causes hands to appear cold and dead looking but if the hands are exposed to cold temperatures patients get a painful burning sensation. When taking Viagra these burning attacks were less frequent and much shorter.
CROHN'S DISEASE
Crohn’s disease is a debilitating disease with no cure however; British researchers are claiming that Viagra can help to fight against this disease. Tests that were carried out at the University College in London showed that because Viagra increases the blood flow around the small intestine and this is the area that Crohn’s disease affects. Viagra also helps to fight bacteria in this area too.
INFERTILITY
In some infertile women the reason they cannot sustain a pregnancy is because the lining of their uterus is too thin. According to scientists, Viagra helps to increase the blood flow to the uterus and this in turn stimulates the growth of cells and the chances of sustaining a pregnancy can be improved.
DIABETES
U.S scientists have discovered that Viagra can actually help diabetics that suffer with gastroparesis. Gastroparesis causes dehydration and loss of appetite and occurs when the stomach empties too slowly. Viagra helps to relax stomach muscles thus helping with this condition.
PELVIC PAIN
Pelvic pain can cause lower back and groin discomfort and almost 50% of men suffer from this condition. Trials at the Washington University in the U.S. showed that Viagra dilates the blood vessels in the pelvic region and boost the blood flow which seems to help with this condition.
STILL BIRTHS
The condition known as pre-eclampsia in responsible for around 600 still births each year in the UK. When pregnant mice were administered with Viagra the foetal deaths dropped dramatically. Viagra helps to relax the muscles in the artery walls and it is a known fact that the arteries that supply the placenta with blood and nutrients in women with pre-eclampsia are not wide enough.
LUNG DISEASE
About 4,000 women in their 30’s and 40’s in the UK suffer from a condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension. Nobody knows what causes this but very few patients survive more than 3 or 4 years. When you suffer from this condition the blood pressure in the pulmonary artery becomes dangerously high. Revatio which is a Viagra based drug is now helping to extend the lives of patients by reducing the workload on the heart and boosting the blood flow to the lungs.
PROSTATE PROBLEMS
Benign prostate hyperplasia or BHP is a part of the natural ageing process. BHP causes frequent urination, depression, fatigue due to broken sleep, and bladder stones and can be very uncomfortable. Our little blue pill Viagra, can actually help to improve the symptoms dramatically according to doctors at Northwestern University in Chicago where they tested Viagra on 300 men.
As you can see from all the above examples there really is much more to this little blue pill (Viagra) than you first thought and studies and continuing.

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