Caverject Information: Erectiledysfunction, or impotence in men, means the inability to attain anerection for sexual penetration or sexual satisfaction. The inabilityof attaining an erection can be very frustrating, not to mentionembarrassing. This disorder mainly targets older men, as studies haveshown that erectile dysfunction tendencies increase with age. Accordingto a survey about 75 percent men over 70 years of age suffer fromimpotence. The percentage is insignificant for men under 25 years ofage - i.e. less than 1 percent. Erectile dysfunction can be caused bypsychological, neurological or vascular disorders; also it can becaused by the use of some drugs. Caverject is a miracle medicine for men suffering from erectiledysfunction and can save them from humiliation and embarrassment infront of their sexual partner, thus ensuring sexual satisfaction.Caverject is an injectable drug for fast action, and starts to showresults within 2-3 minutes of the injection. It is injected directlyinto the penis in an area known as corpus cavernosum (column oferectile tissue in penis).
Caverject was developed by the world-renowned company Upjohn (foundedin 1886). The main ingredient in Caverject is alprostadil (in thenaturally occurring form of prostaglandin) which works by relaxing themuscle tissue, increasing the blood flow in the tissue and thereforecausing erection. Prostaglandin is known to increase blood flow incertain areas of the body by widening the blood vessels. Caverject hasbeen approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is oneof the most popularly used medicines for the treatment of erectiledysfunction as it has little or no side effects.
The effective dosage for Caverject ranges from 5mcg to 20mcg, which isdetermined by trained professionals for maximum efficiency of the drug.It should not be used more than three times in any given week, as itmay cause adverse effects. Also, there should be a gap of at least 24hours between consecutive doses. The erection usually lasts one hour,providing the consumer enough time to satisfy their sexual desirescompletely.
Caverject has only mild side effects, which include pain felt in thepenis for some time after the injection or bleeding from the injectionsite. Only in a few cases, severe side effects have been reported suchas continued pain, however studies have shown that only a minority ofthe people stop using Caverject because of this reason. In some caseserection may last for a prolonged time i.e. 4-6 hours. Doctors shouldbe consulted if the erection lasts more than 4 hours.
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