| Hope for men with
erection problems
July 23, 2004
THERE IS now hope, even if it is transient,
for the millions of people with erection
problems the world over with the introduction
of Cialis for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.
Cialis, which has already taken over 30% of
the European market, seem to be breaking the
monopoly of viagra’s
long reign. It was launched in the USA last
December.
The pharmaceutical product which seeks to restore
the sexual health as a fundamental human right
to the affected, has since March this year been
introduced on the Ghanaian market making Ghana
the third African country after South Africa
and Kenya to have access to this product.
Thanks to Lilly Ghana, a research and pharmaceutical
company, Cialis has spread to Kumasi.
The product is said to have 43% response and
takes effect as early as 16 minutes after dosing
but with sexual stimulation and lasts for 36
hours. Its efficacy is indicated in 81%
reported study cases of improved erections.
A common feature of Cialis is that now men
are free to choose with their partners the right
moment and time for sexual intimacy.
Cialis, claimed to be cheaper and obtainable
in leading pharmacies, is said to have a few
side effects including headache and indigestion,
which cases are even said to be mild, moderate
and transient and were experienced by less than
one out of every 10 men who were treated.
Other less common side effects include back
pain, muscle aches, blocked nose, facial flushing
and dizziness.
Professor Emeritus J.K.M. Quartey of the Medical
School of the University of Ghana who spoke
on Erectile dysfunction at the regional launch
of Cialis in Kumasi last week told health professionals
vouched the safety of Cialis.
According to Prof. Quartey about 150 million
worldwide with 15 million of the lot being Africans
experienced the inability to achieve and maintain
adequate erection for satisfactory sexual performance.
He identified cigarette smoking as major cause
of erectile dysfunction.
He also pointed to alcohol as a cause of the
problem. “Alcohol is certainly a cause
of erectile dysfunction. A little creates the
desire but a lot takes it away,” he explained.
Meanwhile, Dr. Ken Aboah, a Consultant Neurologist
of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and
Technology (KNUST) commended the capability
of Cialis in “resurrecting the dead”
and suggested its adoption by the National Health
Insurance Scheme (NHIS).
He said one tablet of Cialis a month for those
who needed it was worth considering by the scheme.
source:-http://db.ghanaian-chronicle.com
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