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Correlation not [necessarily] causation! Lots of people suggesting having sex might be a prophylactic but also consider that a lower "sex drive" might also be

Correlation not [necessarily] causation! Lots of people suggesting having sex might be a prophylactic but also consider that a lower "sex drive" might also be a factor here. We don't know because we're looking at insurance claim data. You only see links. And only in people with insurance! You have to go much further to show causation.

pas 5y ago
do people who use viagra have a lower sex drive or simply erectile disfunction? after all they go and buy viagra and then do have sex. it's not like they pop viagra to have the urge to have sex, right?
- Cederfjard 5y ago
  Correct, it helps with blood flow, not libido. Although of course there could be a psychological component to it.
  - agumonkey 5y ago
    That's a question I'm deeply interested in. The pre biomechanical aspects of sexuality. I found some niche papers about somatosensory and self/other perceptions but not much.
- altdataseller 5y ago
  Some even have too high of a sex drive and as a result it slowly makes them less sensitive to normal intercourse.
- Terry_Roll 5y ago
  When is erectile disfunction the result of too much low level body wide disease aka aging, and the histamines are being used by the white blood cells to move through tissue OR not enough histidine in your diet, one of the quickest amino acids into your muscles (it goes straight through the portal shunt) that happens to be a precursor for histamine, and 60mg of histamine will give you a spontaneous erection! Ergo take copious amounts of histidine and get spontaneous erections that you cant control, as if you were going through puberty.
  - raducu 5y ago
    I'd love/hate getting erections that I cannot control. Sex/touch just felt incredible as a teenager, when I could not control neither erections nor orgasm. I remember dancing with this girl in 8th grade, she had a green silk dress cut in the middle and she put her leg between mine, to this day I remember how that felt; once I was able to control erections/orgasm, it felt like I severed 80% of naughty tough sensations somewhere in in my brain. I guess once you can control something, some magic is lost.
    - Terry_Roll 5y ago
      Histidine also plays a part in remyelinating the nervous system, so erections could be viewed as security service type metadata for health of the brain and nervous system and red and white blood cells amongst other things. It can also help keep cataracts at bay.
- kevincox 5y ago
  No, but people with a lower sex drive are probably taking less Viagra. The main users of Viagra are likely those with both a sex drive and ED.
hungryforcodes 5y ago
It definitely has nothing to do with low sex drive. Isn't everyone using it now?
- oliwarner 5y ago
  But why? My point is rather that if you don't want sex, you're not going to co-pay for a drug that helps you maintain an erection you've no interest in. If you do think everyone is popping these, I'd suggest this is maybe a side effect of years of being exposed to too much spam and way too much under-regulated pharmaceutical advertising. They're not without unwanted side effects, and again, don't overcome a disinterest in sex.
  - hungryforcodes 5y ago
    No side effects (for most people, especially using cialis) and fast, easy errections that you can maintain on demand for as long as you want. Mmmm...sounds just like 21st century progress to me.

pas 5y ago

do people who use viagra have a lower sex drive or simply erectile disfunction? after all they go and buy viagra and then do have sex. it's not like they pop viagra to have the urge to have sex, right?

Cederfjard 5y ago
Correct, it helps with blood flow, not libido. Although of course there could be a psychological component to it.
- agumonkey 5y ago
  That's a question I'm deeply interested in. The pre biomechanical aspects of sexuality. I found some niche papers about somatosensory and self/other perceptions but not much.
altdataseller 5y ago
Some even have too high of a sex drive and as a result it slowly makes them less sensitive to normal intercourse.
Terry_Roll 5y ago
When is erectile disfunction the result of too much low level body wide disease aka aging, and the histamines are being used by the white blood cells to move through tissue OR not enough histidine in your diet, one of the quickest amino acids into your muscles (it goes straight through the portal shunt) that happens to be a precursor for histamine, and 60mg of histamine will give you a spontaneous erection! Ergo take copious amounts of histidine and get spontaneous erections that you cant control, as if you were going through puberty.
- raducu 5y ago
  I'd love/hate getting erections that I cannot control. Sex/touch just felt incredible as a teenager, when I could not control neither erections nor orgasm. I remember dancing with this girl in 8th grade, she had a green silk dress cut in the middle and she put her leg between mine, to this day I remember how that felt; once I was able to control erections/orgasm, it felt like I severed 80% of naughty tough sensations somewhere in in my brain. I guess once you can control something, some magic is lost.
  - Terry_Roll 5y ago
    Histidine also plays a part in remyelinating the nervous system, so erections could be viewed as security service type metadata for health of the brain and nervous system and red and white blood cells amongst other things. It can also help keep cataracts at bay.
kevincox 5y ago
No, but people with a lower sex drive are probably taking less Viagra. The main users of Viagra are likely those with both a sex drive and ED.

hungryforcodes 5y ago

It definitely has nothing to do with low sex drive. Isn't everyone using it now?

oliwarner 5y ago
But why? My point is rather that if you don't want sex, you're not going to co-pay for a drug that helps you maintain an erection you've no interest in. If you do think everyone is popping these, I'd suggest this is maybe a side effect of years of being exposed to too much spam and way too much under-regulated pharmaceutical advertising. They're not without unwanted side effects, and again, don't overcome a disinterest in sex.
- hungryforcodes 5y ago
  No side effects (for most people, especially using cialis) and fast, easy errections that you can maintain on demand for as long as you want. Mmmm...sounds just like 21st century progress to me.