Viagra has helped millions of men with erectile dysfunction since 1998

It's hard to believe that Viagra has just turned 10! That's right, it's been 10 years since the FDA approved Viagra in March 1998. Viagra was somewhat of a taboo back then; the only men buying viagra pills were impotent or had some sort of sexual dysfunction. Viagra was like a dirty little secret, a magic pill for those who had a hard time 'getting it up'. This has all changed. The politically correct term for 'difficulty in getting it up' is "Erectile Dysfunction" ( ED ) and these days it's easier to purchase viagra as well. Men fax in their prescriptions and buy viagra online, generic viagra is readily available and in 2007, Viagra pills were sold in selected pharmacies without a prescription in the UK, (but UK pharmacies were not inclined to sell cheap viagra, the price was outrageously high).

Looking back at all the buzz surrounding Viagra's release in 1998, and later followed by generic viagra, I find it amusing how men kept their use of the drug a secret from everyone, including their wives; some women didn't know what hit them when limp lovers suddenly lasted, strong and hard, the whole night long like insatiable, eighteen year olds. Men would use code words for Viagra pills, like 'vitamin-v' or the more obvious the 'little blue pill' (or just the 'blue pill' for men that had a problem using the word 'little'). It was all rather silly, but it just comes to show how daft we men were about our sexuality back then. Who says we've stopped evolving?

Viagra patent holder, Pfizer, had a tremendous first year. Pfizer raked in some 4 BILLION dollars in sales from 1998-99. Generic Viagra manufacturers also raked in the big bucks, selling generic brands such as levitra, kamagra and others. Finding cheap viagra was impossible in the early years and men couldn't buy viagra online therefore, Pfizer and top generic viagra manufacturers benefited most.

Scientist from all over the world jumped on the band wagon, finding scientific excuses to 'personally' experiment with Viagra and generic viagra. These scientists wanted to give the public 'first-hand' accounts of the effects of sildenafil - the active ingredient in Viagra and most generic viagra pills. Such was the case with two Sex Educators in America. Gary Schubach. a sexologist and Shama (a holistic hypnotherapists and sex counsellor) decided to try Viagra pills before recommending the famous blue pill to the public. The Sex educators admitted that their curiosity about the effects of Viagra was no different than everybody elses. The only difference was that they approached it as a scientific experiment.