11. Viagra and its predecesors
• Not much affect on women
• Designed to dilate blood vessels of the
penis
• Work ~ 60 minutes after swallowing
• ONLY work in presence of sexual
stimulation
• May cause prolonged erection (4-6 hours)
• Interact (BADLY) with some heart
medication
12. Impaired Sexuality with Drugs
• Anticholinergic- GI diseases that decrease
muscle spasms (all smooth muscle)
• Antiadrenergic- for hypertension (men)
problems with ejaculation and muscle
contraction
• Oral contraceptives (but increased in other
women)
• Effect increases with age
13. The Quandry of Sex Education
• Many believe that formal courses will give a sense
of “permissiveness”
• Instructors are not trained
• Focus on reproductive anatomy but no sense of
decision, choice or responsibility (this is where
YOUR GENERATION NEEDS A LOUD VOICE
FOR YOUR FUTURE CHILDREN)
• Less focus on preventing STD, pregnancy and
psychological effects (especially in women!)
14. Abstinence
• More than half of teenagers are virgins
until they are at least 17 years of age.
• By the time they reach the age of 20,
20 percent of boys and 24 percent of
girls have not had sexual intercourse.
• The largest study of adult sexual
behavior found that 6.9 percent of men
and 21 percent of women aged 18 to
59 had their first intercourse on their
wedding night.
E. Laumann et al, The Social Organization of Sexuality--Sexual Practices in the United States
(Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1994).
