Impotence

Sex satisfaction for couples involving a male with erectile dysfunction improves when the man took Viagra

Published in Women's Health Weekly, June 28th, 2007

The findings in a new study on Viagra might seem obvious -- the sexual satisfaction of couples involving a male with erectile dysfunction improved significantly when the man took Viagra. The novelty is that researchers cared what the woman thought.

Sex research involving pharmaceutical treatments, unlike treatments involving therapy, often is limited to effects only on the person taking the medication. One should not assume, however, that partners like or dislike a change in sexual functioning.

"The nice thing about this study is that it reminds us that when people engage in a treatment, even taking a pill, it doesn't stop at the edge of their skin....

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2007-06-28)

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