Spontaneous Sex Still Possible Despite Viagra's One-Hour Delayed Action With Tip from Boston-Based Sex Therapist Aline Zoldbrod, Ph.D.

LEXINGTON, Mass., Oct 25, 2002 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Erectile dysfunction affects 30 million American men over the age of 40. Many experience significant improvements in erectile capacity, sexual self-esteem, and general mental health thanks to Viagra. However, often couples successfully using Viagra have one important complaint: Needing to take Viagra an hour before sex eliminates spontaneous sexual activity.

Dr. Zoldbrod devised a clever solution: "While Viagra had made an important contribution, many couples were troubled at the loss of the fun, spontaneous aspect of their sexual relationship. Couple after couple described feeling frustrated. Middle-aged or older couples, who were finally child-free, should have had total sexual freedom and privacy. Couples of all ages found that they could not just go right ahead and have intercourse after a particularly close time together at a movie, taking a walk, or after an evening spent with friends."

Passion was blocked by the delayed action of the medication. Although couples could have intercourse once they got home and waited for the pill to take effect, the need for planning left them feeling cheated or defective.

Dr. Zoldbrod, the author of several books on sexuality, thought about it: "I realized that patients had to have the little blue pills with them, in their pockets, at all times, not left on their dressers or in their medicine chests with their vitamins, high-blood-pressure medications or painkillers. That way, in the middle of the evening with friends, the movie, or the walk, when sexual feelings arose in either partner, the Viagra was at-the-ready."

The second part of Zoldbrod's formula is Sex Talk. "Since the best sex takes the enthusiastic participation of both partners, whichever of them feels sexy first should ask the other, discreetly, whether it's Viagra time or not. At ten bucks a pop, mind-reading is too expensive, and why risk disappointment?" asks Zoldbrod.

But in the best-case scenario, when they both agree, Viagra is taken DURING the movie, the walk, or the evening out. When the couple gets home, sex feels as spontaneous as it did in the old days.

Zoldbrod's patients who use Viagra now walk around with it stashed on their person, in tiny little containers like used Tic-Tac boxes. She emphasizes, though, that the conversation is crucial: "Talking about sex is always a piece of the puzzle when solving sexual problems."

While faster-acting drugs are in the pipeline, currently, Zoldbrod's tip is the best solution for spontaneous sex on Viagra.

Zoldbrod, an AASECT-certified sex therapist practicing in Lexington, Massachusetts and at Lahey-Peabody Clinic for Sexual Function, is the author of Sex Talk: Uncensored Exercises for Exploring What Really Turns You On (2002) and Sex Smart: How Your Childhood Shaped Your Sexual Life and What to Do About It (1998).

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