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VIAGRA — Please use responsibly.
A Public Service Announcement.
I hear this again and again. Couples who have not had penis in vagina sex for years, due to erectile dysfunction, are having major changes in the frequency and duration of their sexual relationship.
Now, that can look really exciting — except if you are the mid life vagina owner who hasn’t had intercourse in a long time — — and now has possible vaginal thinning and perhaps even vaginal walls which may be a bit collapsed from under use.
Now, your man shows up with a power tool that can go on forever. Many men who use products like Viagra actually have trouble having an orgasm — so their erection can last a very long time — as well as their need to use it.
We are not preparing women for a power tool kind of man after having no sex for a long time. We are not working with the couples around how to begin having sex again, and what kind of support the female end of the Viagra equation may need.
Some women have reported that their male partners become less interested in intimacy, erotic play and become very directed with penis in vagina sex.
Women have reported that once Viagra is taken by the male partner — that there becomes very little negotiation around when sex occurs and this is a very significant issue for…
