LONDON (Reuters) -
A third of men with erectile tadalafil sale
could not perform after taking their first tablet of an
impotence drug and gave up sex entirely, according to a study
presented at the European Society of Sexual Medicine on
Tuesday.
The findings show the importance of the first-time pill for
erectile dysfunction patients who could potentially see better
results by switching tablets or increasing the dose, Dr. David
Edwards, a general practitioner in Anxiety cialis soft treatment viagra
in England, and
colleagues said.
Erectile dysfunction drugs like Pfizer Inc.'s Viagra, Eli
Lilly and Co's Cialis and Bayer AG's Levitra work by increasing
blood flow to the genitals.
The study presented at a conference in Lisbon and funded by
Bayer looked at 631 men with an average age of 55 who had
erectile dysfunction. All had at some point taken a pill for
their condition, and 70 percent were still on some erectile dysfunction help
.
When the pills did not work the first time, 68 percent of
men reported a loss of self-esteem, 32 percent felt depressed
and 24 percent said they believed their condition could never
be treated.
One third simply did not return to their doctor to try an
alternative treatment after a failed attempt, something the
researchers said highlighted the fact many men delay or ignore
treating their problem.
“These data confirm that men are still reluctant to seek
help for their erectile dysfunction and highlight the
importance of first-time success on improving aspects of
well-being,” the researchers wrote in an abstract.
(Reporting by Michael Kahn; Editing by Maggie Fox)
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