AAAARRRGHHHHH!!!! Four-hour erections....

[Skidmore]

I'm so sick of hearing these darned advertisements for male "enhancement" drugs. I'm sick of the endless spam about them that ends up in my e-mail inbox. I'm particularly sick of Bob and his little misses (who, so help me god, looks just like my daughter's mother-in-law). Are these pills actually used by men with real medical conditions or are they mostly being abused by older guys who think they've found the fountain of youth?

[DrGonzoLives]

1. Impotence is very real

and there are a lot of men that do really need the drug.

However, I suspect that a large portion, if not the majority, of the users of those drugs are horny middle-aged guys who want to keep it up so they can screw their wife and their secretary in the same day.

[bleedingheart]

3. There was a special on Nova about impotence issues

and the scene that nearly made me die of either laughter or cry..was when this old geezer (70-80's) has a penis implant to liven up his sex life...and his wife is in the hospital room and she moves over to his bed with her WALKER....as I told my husband....she can't even walk without assistance yet he wants to keep banging her...either he is just great in bed or this is just twisted....

[Droopy]

2. My guess is that they are used for enhancement

just as much as they are for impotence. But I'm no authority on the matter.

[mhr]

4. Are We Talkng About Sex? - What's That?

eom

[papau]

18. Oh cut it out - we all remember sex - you and I just can't remember why

we did it!

:-)

[Eurobabe]

5. Watching the Philly/Falcons game one of those

fucking nasty Levitra ads 'came' on, you know the ones with the wild-eyed hoe; but the kicker was the screen flash STRONGER LONGER and hoe says ERECTIONS.

This was in the middle of the freaking afternoon, for god's sakes, what double standards the FCC has? Can't show a titty, but can talk about STRONGER LONGER ERECTIONS for her satisfaction??

W-T-F???

[radwriter0555]

6. Why in HELL would someone want a 4 hour erection? The regular

version is FINE for us gals, unless we have various disorders... or something.

Erections just really aren't that important... I gotta tell ya.

[bleedingheart]

8. yeah but now they want to medicate the gals to make them more horny

I can't wait until some woman finds out her husband has been drugging her to make her more horny and she shoots him in outrage over the idea of being drugged...

(edit:...I don't wish any ill on anyone...I just suspect that something bad may end up happening..)

[Droopy]

10. They don't say this will keep you erect for 4 hours

They say you should seek medical treatment if you have an erection for more than four hours.

[bleedingheart]

11. so what's the tipping point? 3.5 hours and call the doctor...

4.1 hours? my husband won't call the doctor if he has severe strep throat and puss is coming out of his ears...I can't imagine how many men don't call and end up with damage...

[Droopy]

14. I would have a hard time going to the emergency room

because my willy wouldn't go down. But you won't find me using those drugs either when I get a little older. I don't know how often men get a terminal erection due to using those drugs. Probably not many or they wouldn't be so popular.

[DrGonzoLives]

21. It's odd

The NFL, height of manly-manness, super-macho and all...has a chief sponsor that's all about getting your dick hard. Mixed messages?

[hippiechick]

7. Don't you point that thing at me !

:evilgrin:

Seriously, though ... how ridiculous.
Insurance in many cases won't cover birth control, or abortion; yet hard on's are advertised far and wide.

What the FUCK is wrong with this country ?

[WindRavenX]

16. I know!

Don't they know that by having us chickas on BC we're actually NOT wasting our precious gametes, unlike men who spill out 300-600 million spermies per average ejaculation?
If that's not wasteful, I dunno what is :crazy:

[Thor_MN]

36. High school bio teacher said

upon learning that an ejaculation had the potential for impregnating 300 million women, "That immediately became my goal."

Mr. D, where ever you are, thanks for the laugh!!!

[American Tragedy]

24. So, does insurance usually cover this stuff but not contraceptives??

:grr: Please tell me that isn't true. :grr:

[Samurai_Writer]

29. Unfortunately, it is true...

many insurance companies pay for impotence drugs but will not pay for birth control for women.

[American Tragedy]

31. You've got to be fucking kidding me!! Those bastards!

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: That is outrageous! :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

[ikojo]

37. Insurance company employee here....

I don't agree with it but the reason impotence related drugs are covered and birth control is not is because impotence is recognized as a medical condition. Birth control is generally NOT used to treat a medical condition. When used to treat a medical condition, such as heavy or irregular menses, then most if not all insurance companies will pay for BC, even including Depo Provera shots. Most often prior authorization is required to get BC paid for medical conditions.

When used to prevent pregnancy it is viewed by the insurance company as not medically necessary.

[hippiechick]

33. I believe it IS true.

Not to mention, many insurance companies don't completely cover tubal ligations for women, either.

Doing their best to keep us barefoot and pregnant, don'tcha know ... :eyes:

[DrGonzoLives]

34. Not in Illinois!

Health insurance, by new state law, MUST pay for contraceptives.

[hippiechick]

40. That's progress ... but ....

Now, unfortunately, if you have any fundie pharmacists, they can refuse to fill a birth control prescription on grounds that it violates their 'moral principles'.


:eyes:

[DrWeird]

9. Which is worse, these commercials, or yeast infection commercials?

That's a tough call.

[bleedingheart]

12. I think the yeast commercials should be followed by yogurt commercials

hahahahahah

:evilgrin:

[DrWeird]

13. that's nasty.

:evilgrin:

[DrGonzoLives]

22. Or, why not Fleischmann's yeast?

n/t

[BR_Parkway]

15. And the fundies are so worried about what the children see and hear

but imagine driving around in your car and having to explain these commercials to your 4-7 year old?

[Beer Snob-50]

17. I don't need no drugs for four hour erections (LOL)...

but for many this drug has saved their marriages. this condition is very real!! BTW I would love to wake up next to the hoe in that commercial (not that their is a problem with my so)

[Zenaholic]

19. The other name for Viagra: Grandma Abuser

I heard that on SNL or something and thought it was pretty funny.

Actually I saw on HBO that these new erection drugs are taking the place of "fluffers" in the porn industry.

[plcdude]

23. fluffers?

what does that mean?

[Beer Snob-50]

25. a fluffer is a porn movie worker

that helps get men hard before their scenes.

[Huckebein the Raven]

26. provides "aid" to the guy on the set before a scene

[ldf]

20. you know?

in all seriousness, i think a lot of the problem may be that with longtime partners there is no longer any excitement.

i mean, after 20 or 30 years, the other person no longer has what it takes to excite you. and viagra would probably be good in that case.

so would quaaludes.

it also doesn't mean that everyone should go shopping for a more exciting partner, but if the partner wasn't that exciting to start with, then it would be very easy to become the impotence scenario.

you know?

[Moloch]

27. Priapisms are very serious.

If your erection lasts longer than 4 hours, you should seek immediate medical attention.

[jmowreader]

41. Doctor Jim's Priapism Cure--Guaranteed Effective!

All you gotta do is take one look at the two-gauge needles they use to evacuate the excess blood from your Priapism and your Priapism will disappear.

[funkybutt]

28. Call in sick to work and blame the 4 hour erection

"sorry, i can't come in this morning, aparently I'll need to seek immediate medical assistance as my erection has lasted over 4 hours now"

[donheld]

30. I think Dr Dobson got confused

He mixed up "Smiling Bob" with "Sponge Bob"

[Arkana]

32. "Bob decided to go big time!"

I hate those ads too. Enzyte probably loses more customers than it gains with them.

[madison2000]

35. You can't go to a bar mitzvah like that, says Al Franken

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[DemocratSinceBirth]

38. It's Called Priapism...

eom

[NAO]

39. Bush has "Personality Priapism"

He is a dick, and it's stuck that way forever. And he needs immediate medical/psychiatric attention.