Written by Richard Simmons | Monday, 30 June 2008 | There are 9 comments
a lot of men know very little about the problem of erectile dysfunction
The manufacturers of the world’s second most popular erectile dysfunction medication Cialis, has recently commissioned a survey of over 1,000 men over the age of 40. Eli Lilly said that this survey was part of a new plan to raise awareness of erectile dysfunction in the UK. The campaign which is called 40over40 shows that a lot of men know very little about the problem of erectile dysfunction and that only just over ten percent are aware that the problem often strikes over the age of 40. In fact statistics show that 40 percent of men over the age of 40 suffer from mild to severe erectile dysfunction.
Another thing which the majority of men are unaware of is that erectile dysfunction is often a warning that they are suffering from a more serious underlying health condition. Under twenty percent of those men interviewed were aware of the link between erectile dysfunction and heart problems or other serious medical conditions. In older men lack of erectile function can signal as much as an 80 percent likelihood of other medical problems.
Eli Lilly said that while men were extremely concerned about erectile dysfunction and often had a problem seeing a doctor about it they should be encouraged by the fact that 95 percent of all erectile dysfunction cases are able to be treated successfully.
The campaign which is being launched at the beginning of next week in the United Kingdom will also be accompanied by a television advertising campaign and will be encouraging men to talk about their problems with a doctor. Eli Lilly will be using the strapline Talk, Test, Treat, Today to encourage men to get on with doing something about the erectile dysfunction.
Another bit of information which came from the Eli Lilly survey is that almost 25 percent of men said that they used the internet to find information about health. This is a little bit worrying as there is so much rubbish about erectile dysfunction on the internet especially from the illegal web sites which sell fraudulent and substandard erectile dysfunction medication.
There are 9 comments on this article.
Ray said:
I have tied Cialis and not felt
any improvement at all, can you
give me any reason for this ?
Harry Brown said:
Cialis works wonders but unfortunately it is not available on the NHS
john said:
i have tried ciallis many times as i have been given this by my gp but little to no differenc but i thinkl there is a stronger one than what i take
Larry Scaife said:
Why can't ciallis be bought over the counter
david said:
im priscribed ciallis by my doctor but still struggle to keep an arection why is this i take a lot of mediction
Richard said:
If you use Cialis and it doesn't work you either have pyschological issues with sex or you have very severe arterial problems. Go and see a doctor and get a full check up.
Don Pace said:
I triedCailis but nothing happened. I"m diabetic and had a triple bypass. Even the pump wont keep the erection
Harold said:
it only works some of the time and the erection does not seem to last during intercourse, would a daily dose be a better option?
Cedders said:
Bit ironic, that last finding about "fraudulent and substandard" websites, given that they aren't exactly giving impartial advice about other solutions or side-effects, and don't even admit to the name of what they are advertising. They were probably taking a calculated risk with the Medicines Act and EC regulations.
Health decisions are too important for grasping drug companies to be able to skew them with huge amounts of money and no sense. This may be seen as a "lifestyle" drug, but where might it end?
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