Viagra: Would I do it again
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Although I did notice some improvement in my functioning, the degree to which I experienced improvement was not enough to inspire me to overcome my natural distrust of synthetic chemicals. However, if I was experiencing more dysfunction in my nether regions, I might. My “bottom line” on the use of Viagra is one of caution as regards our enthusiastic acceptance and use, since the long term effects and results are really not in yet.”
Determining whether Viagra may have value to women may create an opportunity for long needed research into female sexuality and how to improve women’s pleasure during sex. In the past, there has been a lot more research done on male sexual function but these new drugs, including Viagra, may change all that. Public interest in this medication may give women greater permission to talk about their sex lives, how they are experiencing sex and how that might be improved. Also, with “baby boomers” approaching menopause, there is a greater need than ever to study the physiological changes that these changes bring to women’s sex lives.
Medications like Viagra can make a contribution towards a happier sex life, but it is still most important that men and women know how to more fully use their bodies as instruments of pleasure. The real task is to give people permission to talk about their sexuality and to educate everyone, particularly those in the helping professions, as to the true potential of our sexuality and sensuality as an expression of our love and caring. We all need to understand that people need to work at having a good sex life in order to make it work for them.
While Viagra is not the long sought-after aphrodisiac that will create desire and turn sexual problems into bliss, it does have a potential for good. It is creating the opportunity and permission for dialogue on a once-taboo subject. It has already caused many of us to stop and look deeper at all the aspects of our sexuality, how to improve the quality of our sexual experience, and what role we want sex to play in our relationships.