# Erectile dysfunction and sexual orientation **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 7, 2009, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639 "2009-05-07T07:38:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Junkman209](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/junkman209/32/5522_2.png) [@Junkman209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Junkman209)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639/22 "2013-04-03T14:53:27Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > [This](http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00809471) is the study in question. As of April 27, 2012, the drug in the study, Avanafil, has been approved for erectile dysfunction. > **[Avanafil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avanafil)** > > Avanafil is a PDE5 inhibitor approved for erectile dysfunction by the FDA on April 27, 2012 and by EMA on June 21, 2013. Avanafil is sold under the brand names Stendra and Spedra. It was invented at Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma, formerly known as Tanabe Seiyaku Co., and licensed to Vivus Inc., which partnered with Menarini Group to commercialise Spedra in over forty European countries, Australia, and New Zealand. Metuchen Pharmaceuticals obtained exclusive rights within the United States. Avanafil ac... > [@Dervorin](#): > > …Please see a doctor if your erection persists for four years or more. Yes! AlvisWilson has only posted once, so maybe his ED problems have not lasted as long. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639/23 "2013-04-26T11:13:54Z")
> [@Dervorin](#): > > Bring on the zombie erections. Please see a doctor if your erection persists for four years or more. Wait a minute - _ **You’re** _ the one who reopened the thread. Exactly who is the zombie here? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639/24 "2013-04-26T11:23:30Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Wait a minute - _ **You’re** _ the one who reopened the thread. Exactly who is the zombie here? I’m guessing a spammer reopened the thread, then got disappeared. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639/25 "2013-04-26T15:18:35Z")
Threadjack: When I was a grocery store pharmacist, I had a gay customer who took Viagra. None of my business, of course. He was one of my favorite customers, too. One day, he also had a jug of milk that had “HOMO” stamped on the cap. I had a difficult time keeping a straight face. 😛 Notice I said “difficult”, not “hard”. Also, the launch of Cialis was delayed for a while because some people whose last name is Cialis found out about this and sued the drug company because they wanted the name changed. Can’t say I blame them. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639/26 "2013-05-05T03:52:12Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Notice I said “difficult”, not “hard”. You also had difficulty “keeping a straight face.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639/27 "2013-05-05T22:47:19Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > Also, the launch of Cialis was delayed for a while because some people whose last name is Cialis found out about this and sued the drug company because they wanted the name changed. Can’t say I blame them. But I never heard of anybody surnamed Viagra having a similar complaint. Anybody know of any cases? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erectile-dysfunction-and-sexual-orientation/495639.md?page=1)