# Does the porn industry use Viagra? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 27, 2000, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809 "2000-02-27T06:30:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Michael\_Masterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/53a042/32.png) [@Michael\_Masterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Masterson)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/1 "2000-02-27T06:30:00Z")
Do they use Viagra in adult movies to make the guys more impressive? ---
**Author:** ![Loren\_Pechtel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@Loren\_Pechtel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loren_Pechtel)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/2 "2000-02-27T17:46:00Z")
Why would they? Viagra helps get erections. It doesn’t make them any bigger, it doesn’t make them last longer. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/3 "2000-02-28T06:19:00Z")
This question belongs in the forum, “General Questions,” so I’m moving it over there. Jill ---
**Author:** ![lvick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d07c76/32.png) [@lvick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lvick)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/4 "2000-02-27T20:49:00Z")
Actually, I bet they do. While I’m no student of the genre, from what I’ve seen the guys often have pretty half-assed erections, Viagra would have a positive effect on that; size no, but hardness yes ---
**Author:** ![Trip\_Fall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@Trip\_Fall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trip_Fall)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/5 "2000-02-27T21:28:00Z")
I have no doubt that they use it. Before Viagra was introduced, some of them used Caverject. Caverject is an injectable drug, and is injected directly into the penis. (more information at [www.impotent.com)](http://www.impotent.com)) It’s especially useful for porn featuring pre-op transexuals. Apparently, the female hormones they take make it more difficult for them the get reliable erections, so Viagra is a godsend for them. Less work for the fluffers this way. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2000, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/6 "2000-02-27T22:55:00Z")
Think about this a minute. Obviously you don’t know what Viagra is or what it does. Viagra is a medication for men with performance problems. It is an aid to the impotent . . . oh sorry, for those suffering with “erectile dysfunction.” If you’re not impotent to begin with, it’s useless. It won’t make a man’s penis harder or bigger than usual . . . won’t make a man last longer . . . won’t do anything if you don’t need it. People that perform in porn flicks tend to be young and healthy. Who would pay to see them otherwise? I would bet the answer is “No.” your humble TubaDiva Now, whether the viewing audience of porn flicks uses Viagra, that’s another story. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/7 "2000-02-28T00:38:00Z")
Im with you TubaDiva, I appreciate your educating the children on this matter. Viagra only opens blood vessels, so if they are already open won’t do nada for ya. Still why do women try it TubaDiva? ---
**Author:** ![BigRoryG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f07891/32.png) [@BigRoryG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigRoryG)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/8 "2000-02-28T02:40:00Z")
Handy: Some studies are saying that Viagra can actually heighten the female sexual experience, even in healthy females. Something about opening the same type of blood vessels in the clitoris. Sounds like a good deal anyway. they just have to make sure it’s safe. * * * “Mmmmm, 64 slices of American Cheeeeese” – Homer Simpson If you need a graphic solution, [http:\ alk.to\Piglet](http://talk.to%5CPiglet) ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/9 "2000-02-28T03:29:00Z")
somebody i know took viagra and every now and then his erection would last for up to five hours after he’d had sex. it also made him noticeably harder. so i certainly wouldn’t rule it out. * * * “If anybody wants a sheep, that is proof that he exists.” ---
**Author:** ![mega\_the\_roo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@mega\_the\_roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mega_the_roo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/10 "2000-02-28T03:34:00Z")
…and he’d occasionally take it when he didn’t need to, as a bit of a crutch. i don’t for sure if he was harder then because of it, or because he was able to put aside the worries of limpin’ out. * * * “If anybody wants a sheep, that is proof that he exists.” ---
**Author:** ![Sigmundex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19adc/32.png) [@Sigmundex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmundex)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/11 "2000-02-28T03:39:00Z")
Actually it doesn’t really “open” the blood vessels, it relaxes the muscles in the veins/capillaries that let the blood flow in. Therefore, anbody who takes it is going to get hard-ons easier, and they’ll last longer. Viagra was discovered by accident when men taking it experimentally for heart disorders began noticing erections that came on very easily and lasted far longer than normal. It didn’t take Pfizer to realize they were sitting on a potential goldmine. Viagra will have that effect on any guy that takes it, and I’ll bet there are plenty of lead “actors” in porn movies who are damn glad they’re not getting the old caverject shot before the shooting begins now. ---
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/12 "2000-02-28T15:34:00Z")
- - - Viagra is a new drug, sparky; porn films have been around for decades. - - - I can’t say for all porn film actors, but historically, they used amphetamines. Works quicker, but causes a few other problems: weight loss (not initially seen as a problem), lessening response -so dosages need to be increased-, as well as other more serious difficulties with one’s heart and -uh- , -pancreas? (I don’t remember exactly) Some time back I found this out while reading (no kidding) a magazine story of the death of the gay guy who had the largest Barbie doll collection in the world; He was also famous for something else but forgive me, I can’t remember. (“movie producer” sounds right) Several of his friends and aquaintences were profiled and interviewed also- a couple were washed-up porn actors. Didn’t seem like a happy bunch, in spite of the interesting lives they led. - MC ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/13 "2000-02-28T16:26:00Z")
Viagra used to be taken an hour before but they were supposed to come out with a faster version. Have they? ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2000, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-porn-industry-use-viagra/7809/14 "2000-02-28T17:41:00Z")
Here’s an interview from [www.Lukeford.com](http://www.Lukeford.com) (Luke Ford is considered the Matt Drudge of porn) with some male porn star. Luke: “How widespread is the use of Viagra among male performers?” Roy (Shaft): “I don’t know. Most people who use it don’t want to admit it. I’ve used it five or six times. If you’re overworked… Some of my on-camera failures could’ve been saved by Viagra. I’ve failed six times. And I beat myself up more than anybody could beat me up, mentally… Viagra is a good safety net for people to have. I don’t think it is the right tool for people who can’t get hard period on camera. But for someone like me who does a lot of work… I did four scenes in one day for Sin City a few weeks ago… I did’t use any that day… But there are times when I will do nine scenes in seven days and you have to take one. You’re burned out and you’re tired… And you don’t want to blow the shoot, take the Viagra.”