I married an older man, and lucky for us both, the only part on him that's given out is his knees.

Q My wife wants to take my Viagra, Doc!

When I say sexually active, I mean it! I read on a British website that in order to help the woman orgasm, it is often a good idea to have sex with her from behind. Now, every woman over the age of 30 who is considering the pill, should read what I am about to say - even though it is a little complicated! Since the early '90s, when researchers testing a new heart medication called Sildenafil discovered that it had a startling side effect in men, erectile dysfunction drugs have become more than a billion-dollar industry.One study conducted by Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit management company, found that nearly 20% of all American men over age 45 have tried them. However, I am not …

Certainly this was the case for Marjorie P., a 60-something woman who complained about the drugs on a 50+ Web site: "Men have been saved from their middle-age sexual issues by Viagra and Cialis. "We don't want an interminable two hours." "Another big issue for many women: ED drugs drastically shorten the interval between climaxing and achieving another erection. "There is also fallout from the erroneous belief that Viagra causes not just greater blood flow but also greater desire. Think for a minute and see if you can come up with it. And some sort of stimulation of the clitoris is usually essential in order to help women to orgasm. It is a burden to me, Doc. Unfortunately, some brands carry a higher risk than others. Do not go on the Pill unless you are sure that the chosen brand is a low-risk one. Another approach is to take an oral capsule called 'fluconazole' (also called 'Diflucan'). You want to drug your wife without her consent — in fact, contrary to her stated wishes — in order to get laid? I think of it every day. Douching means washing out the vagina with water or some other fluid. At the moment, I presume your wife is happy, especially if she has no idea that you cheated. You see, many other sex positions (including the traditional 'face-to-face') make it very difficult for the man to get his fingertips on to the woman's clitoral region. It was guy stuff — shirts, ties, etc. Drug companies, government team up in hunt for cures A Your friend is right. Be careful what you wish for, I think as my husband reaches again for his new toy. There is no “what Viagra” because Viagra is Viagra, just like there is no “what Claritine” and “what Vicodin”. Men look at this differently than women do. A Please do not do this. "That leads to what is perhaps the biggest complicating factor: the reality that a woman's postmenopause genital health can put her physically at odds with her partner's newfound, drug-assisted prowess. I have been feeling very guilty since then. Castaway's tale of survival baffles experts "I've seen problems when a wife or partner objects to ED drugs on the grounds that sex should be natural and spontaneous," says Dr. Morgentaler.

Subject: Should I tell my AP that I am using Viagra the first time we have intercourse. Q Hi, Doc. It can introduce germs into the vagina, and it will often 'wash out' essential protective chemicals and micro-organisms from the vagina, and also alter its acid-alkali balance. Scientists have extensively tested Viagra on women, and all that it seems to do is to increase vaginal lubrication a little. "Moreover, women need to stop lying about what they like and don't like to protect the male ego, because that's a recipe for sexual dissatisfaction. But I feel you should check with your own doctor, just to make sure that you don't have any familial condition that causes clotting. Other factors which increase the risk are smoking, obesity, diabetes, and a family history of clotting. This means: If you need to buy lubricant to make sex more comfortable, do it; if you need to tell him you're perfectly happy having intercourse for a few minutes, do that too.After my husband's little panic about never being able to function without the wonders of pharmaceuticals again, well, it took only a week before he was back to his old self.