Today sexual medicine is a fact of life. Each of us must look both inward and outward and assess what its impact may have on our lives as one of nature’s most formidable barriers falls away. As science produces more medications that were formerly not thought possible, their application will have far-reaching implications on our society. But what is so incredible at this juncture is that the ED pills conjoin sexual performance and emotions. For the first time in history, medicine has tapped into the sexual-emotional link as it pertains to sex. Ironically, it may also be the last time.
In the upcoming years, the next generation of sexual pills will be available. They, like their groundbreaking predecessors, will allow a man to perform when he wants to, but with a very significant and potentially unsettling difference. Those pills will circumvent his “emotional system.” Unlike the present oral medications which require a physical attraction to a partner, those newer drugs may not. Some may affect chemicals in the brain, as opposed to the present pills which work in the penis. Other experimentation is ongoing. Studies currently being conducted may provide gene therapy to control ED via injections administered two or three times a year.
All of these interventions bring us to a new place in our culture. Today, we are on the cusp of a sexual revolution whose implications we can only begin to imagine. Those effects, both long- and short-range, are going to have a mighty impact on both sexes. Men have their own problems and perspectives about ED and its treatment. For women, however, there are different considerations and worries.
We know that the lives of millions of women have been altered by ED. So, it is very important to acknowledge that its presence and treatment can touch a woman in profound, and even disturbing, ways. For many women, this is the second time they have to deal with a pill that affects their own sexuality. Only this time, a man is taking it.
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