# affect of viagra on virile young men (and women)?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [June 9, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674 "2003-06-09T17:26:15Z")
**Posts on this page:** 14
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### Author:  [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/1 "2003-06-09T17:26:15Z")
???
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### Author:  [@db4530](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/db4530)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/2 "2003-06-09T18:43:57Z")
For men, Go to [http://www.nerve.com](http://www.nerve.com)
See the column entitled “I Did it for Science: Drugs” by Grant Stoddard.
There is a great discussion about a 26 year old man taking Viagra and having sex. For Mr. Stoddard, it had its (ahem) ups and downs.
As for women, I have only heard anectodal stories about increased blood-flow and enhanced sensation. Nothing concrete.
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### Author:  [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/3 "2003-06-09T19:03:03Z")
I’m 34 and I take it every once in a while just as a performance enhancer. It also helps because I’m on an anti-depressant. It’s great.
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### Author:  [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/4 "2003-06-09T20:03:12Z")
The correct word is “effect”. “Affect” is a different word.
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### Author:  [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/5 "2003-06-09T20:35:53Z")
I wonder what effects Viagra has on grammar Nazis? 😉
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### Author:  [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/6 "2003-06-09T21:21:55Z")
Well, if you’re male, young and virile, just don’t try it during the Fourth of July holiday.
Someone might want to hoist a flag on it.
😃
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### Author:  [@jack\_ss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack_ss)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/7 "2003-06-09T22:48:52Z")
I heard about a 13 year old boy who took some of his grandfather’s viagra. After 5 hours they took him to the emergency room with 3rd degree friction burns on his palms & penis.
😃
[D&R]
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### Author:  [@Freiheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freiheit)
#### Post date: [June 9, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/8 "2003-06-09T22:54:21Z")
thanks a lot, db4530. i just got some nasty popups as my mom walked into the room.
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### Author:  [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/9 "2003-06-10T00:04:23Z")
**db4530** the mods will probably delete that link if it’s imappropriate. They are pretty tolerant but it’s not a good idea to post any link someone can’t safely surf at work.
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### Author:  [@Padeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Padeye)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/10 "2003-06-10T00:06:19Z")
And FWIW a [Derf](http://www.derfcity.com/o/stiffy.html) cartoon that is approprate to the OP.
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### Author:  [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/11 "2003-06-10T00:09:52Z")
Anyone else getting pop-up nasties with that link? I opened it and it went to an acceptable (if not exactly mainstream) front page, from which more salacious stuff was available. I’m not using any pop-up preventatives or awaware or anything (oh, the burdens of being a mod!).
Let me know. In the meantime, **persons at work should avoid the [nerve.com](http://nerve.com) link**.
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### Author:  [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/12 "2003-06-10T17:06:30Z")
No popups here.
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### Author:  [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/13 "2003-06-10T18:10:44Z")
> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by HomeSlice \*
> \*\*No popups here. \*\*
Hmmm. No popups you say?
Take two of these and call me in the morning! 😃
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### Author:  [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)
#### Post date: [June 10, 2003, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affect-of-viagra-on-virile-young-men-and-women/180674/14 "2003-06-10T18:31:20Z")
No problem here. I suspect **Freiheit** must have had another window open or something.