Nearly half of men between the ages of 40 and 70 suffer from erectile dysfunction in the UK - this is around 4.3 million people.
But reports suggest the 'little blue pill' is now becoming increasingly popular with younger individuals in their twenties and thirties.
A 2020 survey of 5,000 people carried out for Upjohn, the maker of Viagra Connect, the over-the-counter version of the drug, showed that 18 per cent of 18-24-year-old men had erection difficulties.
And more recently,
시알리스 복용법 the ease of getting the drug without a prescription seems to be fueling its popularity with a younger audience
>According to figures from pharmaceutical company Viatris seen by The Independent this week, more than 60% of Britons using it are between 25-54 years old
>Reports suggest the 'little blue pill' is becoming increasingly popular with younger individuals in their twenties and thirtie
>The publication added that Viagra Connect sold more than seven million tablets in the UK from May 2020 to May 2021
>An online pharmacist also told the outlet: 'Of our erectile dysfunction custom base, nine per cent are in their twenties and 21 per cent are in their thirties.
>Reports in recent years have seen professional say they have seen individuals as young as 16 express interest in the drug
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>Speaking to the Daily Mail in 2020, a specialist nurse from the Sexual Advice Association said: 'I have been in this field for 27 years and 20 per cent of my erectile-dysfunction patients are now aged under 30, compared with two per cent 20 years ago...I'm seeing boys as young as 16, and quite a lot of young men in their 20s.
>But what does Viagra actually do? Who can use it, what are the side effects - and why is it so popular??
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Here is everything you need to know about the drug.>Viagra was originally cooked up by Covid vaccine manufacturer Pfizer in 1989, with hopes that sildenafil citrate could treat high blood pressur
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WHAT IS VIAGRA? >Most men occasionally struggle to get or keep an erection due to stress, tiredness, anxiety or drinking too much alcohol.?
>But up to one in five men in the UK (4.3million) suffer erectile dysfunction - when this keeps happening.?
>It can be caused by high blood pressure or cholesterol, hormone problems or side effects from medication.?
>Medicines containing sildenafil, originally developed to treat angina, are often used to treat the condition. It expands blood vessels and boosts blood flow to the genitals
>Viagra was originally cooked up by Covid vaccine manufacturer Pfizer in 1989, with hopes that sildenafil citrate could treat high blood pressure
>But clinical trials in Wales a few years later saw men report an unusual side effect —they got more erections while taking the
medication>The drug was approved in the US and EU in 1998, branded as Viagra, and became one of the fastest selling drugs of all time. ?
>The drug was approved in the US and EU in 1998, branded as Viagra, and became one of the fastest selling drugs of all tim
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WHERE CAN YOU GET IT? >Non-branded sildenafil can be available from the NHS, to treat erectile dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension
>Branded versions - like Viagra - may only be given in exceptional circumstances. You may also get the drug via private prescription but the pills are also available over the counter
>Just this summer Boots has started selling its own-brand Viagra, in a move hailed by doctors amid the cost of living crisis
>The chemist now offers a four-pack of impotence pills for
할인 시알리스 구매 £14.99 — £5 cheaper than the original version.
