How Levitra Treats Sexual Impotence

There are many drugs in the market nowadays that claim to treat erectile dysfunction or ED among men. Many will know that Viagra is the pioneer drug that treats ED. Since Viagra was introduced in 1998, there have been developments to create other drugs that would treat ED with the same efficacy. One of these drugs is Levitra. This drug is now primarily manufactured by Bayer. Its generic name is Vardenafil HCl which is a PDE5 inhibitor which works to reduce or treat altogether sever symptoms of male sexual impotence manifested as erectile dysfunction. Previously, men who have this kind of problem suffered in silence, however thanks to modern medical science, they have been given renewed hope for a happy and satisfying sex life with their partners.

However, in order to appreciate more the wonders of this drug, it is important to know basically how this drug works. Essentially, how does Levitra treat erectile dysfunction? To start this discussion, let us first take a look at how the male body works during sexual arousal. Whenever men receive a sexual stimulus, their brain would send chemical hormones that would trigger an increase in blood flow to the penis. These same chemical hormones are also responsible for relaxing the muscles around the shaft of the penis in order to let the blood flow in. However, due to a chemical imbalance, the enzymes around the penile shaft do the exact reverse. As these enzymes increase, the more likely that one cannot achieve an erection because the muscles around the shaft contract blocking the flow of blood to the penis.

Levitra deals with this problem by decreasing the number of enzymes and chemicals that contribute to the muscle contraction around the penile shaft and at the same time increase the hormones that relax the said muscles. By doing this, blood may freely flow into the penis enabling it to become hard and erect for sexual intercourse. However, some people have the wrong notion that this drug is some miraculous aphrodisiac that automatically arouses one’s sexual desires. This is not how this drug works. One still has to get some sexual stimuli in order for the drug to work properly. Once the person gets aroused, then the drug will be able to treat the erectile dysfunction.