Ignorance about Viagra leads to pill-popping public<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Somehow, amid all the publicity about Viagra and
\nthe inevitable follow-on jokes about erectile dysfunction, the
\nmessage about the drug's proper use has become blurred.<\/p>\n
Urologist Dr. Akmal Taher from Cipto Mangunkusomo's impotency
\nclinic acknowledged the public's ignorance about its use.<\/p>\n
He said some men are mistakenly using the drug for premature
\nejaculation or to increase their libido, without understanding
\nthat it has not been tested for those conditions.<\/p>\n
And, despite the warnings on its packaging, Viagra is being
\nsold without prescription over the counter.<\/p>\n
The only question asked when a request was made for Viagra at
\na branch of major drugstore chain in Plaza Indonesia last
\nSaturday was which dosage -- 25 milligrams, 50 milligrams or 100
\nmilligrams -- was needed.<\/p>\n
A member of the store's staff acknowledged they sold the drug
\nwithout prescription but added they usually asked if the person
\nhad a heart condition -- although they did not on this occasion.<\/p>\n
\"It should be dispensed with a doctor's prescription, but we
\nlook at the customer first and ask them why they need it if they
\ndon't have one,\" he said.<\/p>\n
A healthy male using Viagra without prescription may only have
\nto deal with priapism, or an abnormally prolonged erection. But
\nit may be a potentially lethal combination with nitrate-
\ncontaining drugs, which are often prescribed for treating heart
\nconditions, Akmal said.<\/p>\n
And taking the drug is not merely a matter of physical
\nperformance.<\/p>\n
\"Men may be able to achieve an erection but have a lack of
\ninterest and vice versa ... there is no uniform treatment for
\nerectile dysfunction, each man's case must be treated
\ndifferently,\" he said.<\/p>\n
In the nuts and bolts of the sexual experience, quality should
\nmatter more than quantity, he said, and the prevailing focus on
\nmale sexual satisfaction in Indonesian society must change.<\/p>\n
\"It's not just about keeping the man satisfied, but that we
\nshould think about our partner, too. And in a marital
\nrelationship, it's not only about the physical act of sex but
\nalso communication which is so important.\" (brc)<\/p>",
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