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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"viagra"”.
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Quality of Life and Sexual Functioning of Men Treated with Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra)
… pharmacotherapeutic agent, sildenafil citrate (Viagra). Thirty-two male veterans from an upper-midwestern area completed the Quality of Life Index (QLI), the Centers for Marital and Sexual Health-Sexual Functioning Questionnaire (SFQ), and an author generated demographic form. Reliability was …
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Critical Discourse Analysis of Sexual Enhancement Medication Ads
… analysis by analyzing texts used to market Viagra and other "sexual enhancement medication," pharmaceuticals that treat "erectile dysfunction". Applying elements of Norman Fairclough's critical discourse analysis framework, this study examines as cultural artifacts Viagra, Levitra, and …
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Sexual-Enhancement Drug Use in College-Age Men
Viagra and other erectile-dysfunction (ED) medications are typically associated with older men. There is thus little research on their use in college-age men. The purpose of the present study was to explore the use of sexual-enhancement drugs (SEDs) in college men and to compare the men who had …
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Sex, drugs, and women's desire
… Sometimes inaccurately referred to as "female Viagra," Flibanserin actually treats an entirely different problem. Viagra allows men to get an erection, meaning that it treats physical arousal problems. Flibanserin, and other drugs for low sexual desire in women, act on the brain. Women with low …
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How can brands try to influence social norms?
… Nike, Patagonia, Yves Saint Laurent, and Viagra, it examines the various tactics employed by these brands to challenge and reshape societal perceptions and behaviors related to gender roles, athleticism, sustainable consumption, fashion, and sexual health. Key strategies include leveraging …
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Understanding the help seeking behaviour of cardiac patients with erectile dysfunction: An exploratory study
… in cardiac populations. Since the release of Viagra in 1998, there has been an increased awareness of ED and arguably with it a reduction in the stigma attached to the condition. Despite this, ED remains significantly undertreated. Sexual dysfunction is an important determinant of a person's …
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Medicalization as a Trojan Horse: Changes in Erectile Enhancement Advertising
… as such (2007). With the advent and success of Viagra (Sildenafil) in 1998, a wave of products emerged treating erectile dysfunction and not long after followed the expansion of the market for erectile enhancement. Although several studies have been done of erectile dysfunction, there has been …
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PHOSPHODIESTERASE-5 INHIBITION: A NOVEL STRATEGY TO IMPROVE STEM CELL THERAPY IN THE HEART
… that inhibition of PDE-5 with sildenafil (Viagra®) or selective knockdown with a silencing vector in adipose derived stem cells (ASCs) would improve their survival after ischemia/reoxygenation in vitro and enhance cardiac function following myocardial implantation in vivo. ASCs were treated …
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Long-term cardioprotection with phosphodiesterase-5 inhibition against ischemia-reperfusion injury: Role of nitric oxide.
Recent studies have shown that the potent phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE-5) inhibitor, sildenafil citrate, induces a powerful cardioprotective effect against ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) injury in rabbit and mouse hearts. However, the effect of this drug in inducing long-term protection against I/R injury …