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Toxic Effects of Sexual Drug Overdose: Sildenafil (Viagra)

Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: In today's world main problem adolescence consumption of drugs are increasing day by day.Sildenafil is the sexual drug.Sildenafil is the drug which to increase sexual power and improves flow of blood to the phallus (male reproductive part).It's most commonly found in the form of brand names are Viagra and Revatio.It can be administrated orally or injected directly into the veins.Sildenafil is an effective inhibitor of recurring guanosine monophosphate in the corpus cavernosum and consequently rises the penile reaction to sexual stimulus.Sildenafil also causes some side effect like headache, heartburn, flushed skin, visual disturbance, and dyspepsia.Sildenafil does not protect with sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, hepatitis B, AIDS etc. Sildenafil may effect severe organ like cardiovascular system, reproductive system, pulmonary hypertension, retinal dysfunction etc. Due to overdose of the sildenafil the person get heart attack, stroke, irregular heartbeats and death may also occur in rare cases.This paper aims about the detailed study of the sexual drug and the poisonous effects which is caused to the humans.
Language: English
Subfield: Toxicology
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4238654536
FWCI: 1.41
Cites: 48
Cited by: 6
Related to: 10