Is Viagra a panacea?
Perhaps, the most important invention and greatest discovery of the occurred a few years before the end of the 20th century. It was a victory of the human soul. And a victory of human flesh.
A number of futurologists recently tried to predict what other miracles of the human mind would appear before the end of the 20th century. One said that we would defeat cancer. He was mistaken. Others believed that we would create a controlled thermonuclear reaction and that humanity would have an unlimited energy source. He miscalculated. A third hoped that we would discover a unified field theory, which Einstein unsuccessfully dreamed about. Close but no cigar. A 4th predicted a manned mars landing. Not quite.
And then, at the sunset of the century, scientists created something that even futurologists couldn’t have dreamed about. Even in their wildest dreams no one imagined that human ingenuity could defeat nature.
A monument needs to be put up for this invention. Actually, for a phallic monument the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. or the Colonne de Vendome in Paris are completely acceptable.
Of course, you’ve already guessed what this invention is. Yes, its Viagra!
The names of the researchers who discovered the role of Nitrous Oxide in creating and maintaining a normal erection are already widely known - Robert F. Furchgott, Ferid Murad, and Louis Ignarro.
Viagra’s blitzkrieg attack on the world began at the end of March, 1998 and it literally circled the globe in a very short time. The demand for Viagra was explosive. 247,666 prescriptions for Viagra were issued the first week that it went on sale. In the second week this number increased by 50,000. All in all, in 1998 Pfizer was able to sell one-billion dollars worth of Viagra.
Many people have asked me if Viagra is a panacea. Unfortunately, it isn’t. But the fact that it helps more than 80% of men who earlier couldn’t enjoy their sex lives is unarguable. However, questions about the effectiveness of the drug aren’t the only ones asked by patients. Thats the reason for the creation of this article.