Sex Health Review

The issue of overcoming male sexual performance anxiety was hardly ever discussed let alone marketed to…until the rise of the drug Viagra. Many argue that the rise of the little blue pill known as Viagra has redefined men and their sexuality for the worse. Rather than men overcoming their sexual performance anxiety condition, the use of Viagra merely masks the problem. This article will discuss the rise of Viagra and its affect on the male sexual self-esteem and how overcoming male sexual performance anxiety is ultimately not a physical condition but a mental one.

On Friday October 1, 2004 Meiko Loe released the book “The Rise Of Viagra: How The Little Blue Pill Changed Sex In America“. She had a good point (pardon the pun) when she raised the doubt that Viagra had done nothing for overcoming male sexual performance anxiety but create an expensive “treatment” for the problem. Since Viagra debuted on the market in 1998 an incredible 16 million men of varying ages have dabbled in it. Meiko Loe argues in her book that the pharmaceutical industry took the issue of “sexual dissatisfaction” and turned it into “sexual dysfunction” so that they, in turn, could create an expensive treatment.

While it is said that the maker of Viagra, Pfizer, has put male sexual problems in the spotlight, it is really the public face of Viagra that has changed over the years rather than the man taking it. The Viagra marketing campaigns are heavily focused on sexual performance, likening it to a man’s performance on the field. Leo also argues in her book that the industry has oversimplified male sexual performance anxiety problems. Rather than men talking to their partners or looking for other ways of overcoming male sexual performance anxiety, they are resolving to simply take Viagra in order to “fix” the problem ie. A satisfied partner in bed must mean that the man no longer is suffering from any kind of sexual performance anxiety.

Interestingly enough, Pfizer itself has declared that around half of Viagra takers don’t refill their prescriptions, however they have not given a reason why. Is it because of side-effects? Is it because it’s just not working for men with real sexual performance anxiety and erectile problems that a quick fix blue pill just can’t fix? Maybe it’s just that Viagra can’t solve the underlying problems which are the real reason for the male sexual performance anxiety in the first place and, ultimately, never will.

Although obviously male sexual performance anxiety is seen as a masculine phenomenon studies have shown that women would rather work on their problems with their partner, open up lines of communication and improving their mental, physical and emotional intimacy with one another.

There are actually a large number of different treatments available for overcoming male sexual performance anxiety which don’t involve taking Viagra. One of the treatments targets the erectile dysfunction ; another treatment is analytical therapy which is psychotherapy/psychoanalysis using hypnosis. Another remedy for overcoming male sexual performance anxiety is prescription drug treatments therapy. There are two types of penis erection drugs that can boost your self-confidence. The medication that goes to the brain to get an erection, and the other that works directly with the genital.

Male sexual performance anxiety is still an issue not publicly discussed and has been said to have been swept under the carpet by erectile drugs like Viagra. Ultimately the reason for a man suffering from sexual performance anxiety is either a result of how they feel psychologically or because of some genital erectile dysfunction, which more likely than not is also psychologically related.

Whatever the reasons may be, overcoming male sexual performance anxiety is not as difficult as one may first believe. Fortunately, there are nowadays natural remedies available that don’t involve the taking of a little blue pill which can result in sufferers having a sexual performance anxiety-free life…so what are you waiting for?