“Rub-on Viagra” In The Works

All I can say to this is–it’s about damn time.

For years men have relied on Viagra, the little blue wonder pill, to help them overcome their erectile dysfunction (ED).  Unfortunately for them, Viagra, and other ED drugs known as phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, have potentially serious side effects.

But that may soon change.  According to researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York, there may soon be an alternative to popping that little blue pill, by way of a topical cream that is supposedly as potent as Viagra, without all the nasty side-effects.

Since the drug is applied directly to the “area,” the side-effects are minimized.  The drug itself is delivered via tiny particles smaller than pollen grains, with a shorter onset time than oral ED medications.  And let’s not forget the added bonus of applying a “stimulating cream” to that special “area”–wink, wink.

So far researchers have tested the products on lab rats with much success…both for the researchers and the rats.  Next up is human testing, but the scientists warn that it  could be another 10 years or so before the product is on the market.  Which is bad news for sufferers of ED, but great news for randy lab animals. [Telegraph UK]