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It also seems to cause melanoma, so... Pomergranate/beetroot/garlic seem safer. Arginine/citrulline perhaps as well (all of them increase NO in the blood). htt
by treprinum 2y ago
It also seems to cause melanoma, so... Pomergranate/beetroot/garlic seem safer. Arginine/citrulline perhaps as well (all of them increase NO in the blood).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178948/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178948/
https://www.drugwatch.com/viagra/melanoma/ https://www.drugwatch.com/viagra/melanoma/
"In 2014, a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that the use of sildenafil, more commonly known by its brand name Viagra, within 3 months prior to the study’s start increased the likelihood of developing melanoma by as much as 84 percent.'
- loeg 2y agoIt is associated with increased risk of melanoma, but not known to cause it. The third variable is expected to be lifestyle / socioeconomic. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2338254 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2338254 > Men taking PDE5 inhibitors had a higher educational level and annual income, factors that were also significantly associated with melanoma risk.
- treprinum 2y agoStill, it's a food for thought. I know correlation is not causation but there might be some link that hits some folks unexpectedly hard. I was taking sildenafil to improve brain hypoperfusion from long covid and one day a fast growing mole appeared on my arm that reached 2cm diameter in a few days - the suspicion was on nodular melanoma or pyogenic granuloma and it turned out to be the latter. I stopped taking sildenafil immediately. I am in the socioeconomic group they mentioned.