Viagra – rising to the challenge?

Tonight Five broadcasts a documentary called Viagra: Ten Years on the Rise, and I’m excited about seeing it: not only because I have a brief cameo appearance, but because I believe that the time has come for a reflective debate about the little blue pill.

The Daily Mail points out that Viagra has changed the lives of millions of men, but asks what the cost to women has been.

Men are almost universally loving it, and Pfizer is making millions. But there is no equivalent wonder pill for women, and whether Viagra use has caused equal delight among the often middle-aged female partners of the men taking it is another matter.

Indeed, many of them are battling with the mood swings and low libido induced by menopause, just as their husbands are experiencing sexual rejuvenation.

Viagra is also being blamed for the rise the rate of sexually transmitted diseases among older people, as husbands pop pills to fuel their sexual adventures elsewhere. But I think that is down to the fact that the older demographic wasn’t schooled in an era of Aids awareness, so we can’t lay all of the blame on Viagra.

On the whole a drug that helps men get their sex lives back has to be a good thing. But it’s a shame that couples are splitting up over sex, and research needs to be done in the area of women’s sexual health: just because a man shows up with an erection doesn’t mean that he can automatically assume that his partner is getting what she needs!

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May 23, 2008 | Filed Under Viagra Online 
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