A New Topical Testosterone Enhancer by Eli Lilly
Eli Lilly and Company, the manufacturer of the popular erectile dysfunction drug Cialis (tadalafil), has signed an exclusive worldwide license to market and sell a new testosterone enhancement drug called Axiron. The drug, which is still in experimental and review stages, was developed by Acrux Ltd, an Australian biotech company focused on developing transdermal drug delivery systems (the administration of medicine through the skin). Axiron will be available as a lotion or a patch.
Men who suffer from low libido as a result of low testosterone levels will benefit from Axiron, which can boost their testosterone to a normal level and help them enjoy better sex drive and improved erectile function.
The drug was submitted by Lilly for FDA approval and global marketing authorization. If approved, Axiron will enter the highly competitive, $1 billion market of testosterone therapies.
About 40% of men aged 45 and older suffer from some degree of testosterone deficiency, which results in weakened sexual ability. This new medicine will add a new option for low testosterone patients who are usually prescribed rub-on gels, patches, or intramuscular injections.
Porn Can Make You More Viagra Dependent
In a Huffington Post article entitled “No Porn, No Viagra?“, Marnia Robinson, an expert on sexual relationships, discusses the negative effects of Internet porn on male potency. She concludes that men who are addicted to Internet porn are likely to develop porn-ED, which is the inability to get an erection without the use of porn stimulation (e.g. watching online pornographic videos).
Men who frequently masturbate to porn will become less responsive to “natural” sexual stimulation by their partners, and will need an external stimulant, like a Viagra pill, to help them get it up.
This condition seems to be reversible and can be cured “simply” by quitting porn. That may not be an easy step to take for most porn addicts since their brains are wired in a certain way that makes them more sexually responsive to porn/masturbation and less reactive to real women. That’s why men trying to recover from porn addiction usually get frustrated and many of them return to using porn after just a few days/weeks. However, if someone has real determination to continue the healing process by abstaining from porn for a certain period of time (could be weeks or months) then his brain will rewire and return to normal mode, i.e. being able to get it up and engage in satisfactory sexual intercourse with a real partner without the help of porn or medicines like Viagra.
Use the link above to read the full article for more details on this issue and some real stories of men who suffered from it.
A Really Long Lasting Erection Almost Kills a Man
A 55-year-old Indian businessman, whose name has not been published for privacy, had a 21 day lasting erection, which doctors say could have killed him. The man was very lucky to get medical attention at the last minute.
This health condition is known as priapism, which happens when the erect penis does not return to its flaccid state after the stimulant that caused the erection is gone. In this condition, the blood (that flowed into the penis to make it erect) stays trapped into the penis causing it to remain “up”. If the erection lasts for more than 4 hours, it can cause serious problems including: permanent impotence, death of the penis (which may require amputation of the organ), and even death of the patient.
Priapism can be caused by other health problems, or as a reaction to the use of ED drugs (like Viagra, Cialis and Levitra). In this man’s case, doctors believe that the erection was triggered by a neurological disorder, and that the patient did not use Viagra or any other medication for impotence. Unfortunately and ironically, the man will be impotent for the rest of his life as a result of the surgical operation that saved his life.
The FDA and ED drug manufacturers persistently advice patients who take prescription ED medications (i.e. Viagra, Cialis and Levitra) to seek immediate medical care, or see their doctor, if an erection lasts for more than 4 hours. Otherwise, the price can be as high as the patient’s life.