Getting to know more about Viagra

Viagra is generally assumed as the oral treatment of choice for most men suffering from erectile dysfunction, though, just how well this drug is known about is yet to be seen.

Does what we know about Viagra tablets has to do with the fact that the diamond-shaped blue pills only work when a man is sexually stimulated? Or that so many people still buy Viagra online with no prescription from the internet, despite knowing that the accepted practice for placing an order for Viagra tablets is only after a prescription from qualified medical personnel has been obtained?

However the case maybe, it well behoves anyone who wishes to buy Viagra tablets to endeavour to learn about what he wishes to buy as this would help him to play within the expected rule for taking the drug.

An important thing to bear in mind when buying Viagra tablets is if one is actually buying the drug because one has ED, and that one is not merely jumping on the bandwagon of the numerous people who believe the drug can improve their performance in bed.

How does one know that one has ED?
It is possible for one to know that he has ED when he is perpetually having difficulty to achieve or sustain an erection even when he is sexually aroused. Though this condition could be seen as normal when the failure to achieve an erection occasionally happens, however a constant experience of this scenario becomes a source of great emotional distress and could bring problems in a relationship.

Statisticians have put forward that one out of every ten men have one degree of ED or the other; and 90 percent of the ED cases are caused by underlying medical conditions, with most of these cases being treatable by therapy.

Viagra as an ED treatment
Viagra tablets are constituted chiefly of the sildenafil citrate active ingredient. This active ingredient is a known potent inhibitor of phosphodiesterase type 5 enzyme (PDE 5), and when this enzyme is inhibited, the levels of the cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) are raised in the penis.

The raised levels of the cGMP then allows for the relaxation of the smooth muscles (vasodilation), thereby allowing for more blood to flow to the corpus cavernosum of the penis. The increased amount of blood that enters the corpus cavernosum is then trapped within the cigar-shaped structures with the aid of the constriction of the veins – which carries blood away from the penis – and the penis elongates and becomes firmer.

When is the best time to take Viagra tablets?
The most ideal time to take Viagra tablets is when the stomach is empty, or about 30 minutes to an hour of engaging in sexual intercourse. Also, Viagra tablets, taken shortly after a meal rich in fatty contents, are normally poorly absorbed in the system, and this could reduce the efficiency of the drug.

It has been said on umpteen occasions that Viagra tablets would only exhibit their erectile effect when a man is sexually stimulated, and the recommended dosage should be taken singly. Also, the fear of priapism – a condition of prolonged and oftentimes painful erection in the absence of a sexual interest – is duly allayed when Viagra is taken because the drug is normally eliminated from the body within a 6 to 10 hour period after ingestion.

What is the success rate of Viagra?
The enormous sales figure of Viagra tablets in just the first year of release into the market, if it is anything to go by, is an indicator of how efficient the drug has been in producing erection among men with ED.