Erectile Dysfunction

An unattached man or woman in midlife or beyond who had all but forgotten about sex meets someone new and attractive, and suddenly the flames of sex are reignited.

This can happen, too, to very old people.

Stories abound in assisted living and nursing home facilities of elderly widows and widowers whose long-dormant sexuality is reawakened by attraction to a new, albeit equally old, partner.Of course, changing partners is not a realistic option for those in a long-standing monogamous relationship in which sexual intimacy is just a fond memory.But there are ways for such couples to introduce novelty — ranging from a change of venue or techniques to an exchange of fantasies or even the introduction of sex toys — that may rekindle sexual feelings.Even young couples can find their interest in sex diminished by a fear of interruption or being overheard by children or an elderly parent.

It can take some effort — and perhaps a lock on the bedroom door and background music — to reduce the risk of distractions that blunt the flame of desire.Women may think that the decline in estrogen at menopause is resp...

Ilan Gruenwald, of the Rambam neurourology unit and sexual health clinic, explains that the researchers are working with toxins from three types of South American and African spiders, including the Black Widow Spider .

The spiders will be bred in a special habitat and their venom will be milked with a special sponge.

The study was launched after a unexpected discovery; that men bitten by spiders often experienced unusually prolonged erections.Dr.

Gruenwald have approached several pharmaceutical companies and invited them to participate in studies on the subject, and some of the companies have already shown great interest in this new research.

Gruenwald says that: "This study is the first of its kind, and may help many men".

As we know, Viagra and other PDE5-inhibitors have been the most common treatment for But Viagra is not for everybody.

Men who takes nitrate-containing heartmedicines shall not use Viagra, but do they have any alternatives?

No, not really, or at least not yet.

Viagra increases the blood flow to the penis, and actually causes a light fall in blood pressure (hypotension).

That is why it is dangerous to combine the medicine with nitrates, as they have the same effect.

The mechanisms of the toxins is not yet known or described, but hopefully they do not interact with nitrate-containing heartmedicines.

Of course, it is not likely that a new medicine will replace Viag...