New Impotence Drug Hits the UAE Market (page 1 of 2)

While Viagra is the major drug used for treatment against impotence, the latest news is that Snafi is the first Arab drug against impotence to enter the GCC market. According to the Director of the Drug Control Department at the Ministry of Health this drug has more effective results than any other product of its kind. In addition, Spimaco stated that there would be no adverse side effects on vision or the heart as per the conducted clinical studies.

Snafi has been already registered by the GCC Central Department for Drug Registration and will soon be registered also in the UAE market.

What is Erectile Dysfunction - Impotence?
Erectile dysfunction, sometimes called impotence, is the repeated inability to get or keep an erection firm enough for sexual intercourse. Most men experience an episode of impotence some time in their lives. Impotence can be either physical or psychological in origin.

Physical causes include diseases or anatomical defects like:
• Genitalia
• Poor overall health
• Diabetes
• Poor overall health Cancer
• Prostrate surgery
• Hormonal imbalances
• Spinal cord damage
• Hardening of the arteries
• Blocked blood vessels that no longer allow flow of blood into the penis

If a man is impotent from time to time, and do have erections during the night or can achieve an erection through masturbation then the cause of the problem is more likely to be due to a psychological factor.

Psychological causes include:
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Stress
• Anger
• Conflict with one's partner
• Feeling of guilt
• Fear of intimacy or failure
• Lack of desire

Impotence can also be due some side effects of drugs like tranquilizers, blood pressure medications, certain antidepressants, alcohol, marijuana, and nicotine.

Many of the above factors can cause erectile dysfunction- impotence because they interfere with the flow of the blood or transmission of the nerve impulses to and from the penis. This disorder becomes more common as men get older (sixty and above). Nevertheless, some men can still have a good sexual life in their late eighties.

Diagnosis and Treatment
Erectile dysfunction (ED) can be treated and cured by different methods depending on the origin of the problem.

• First, the cause of the dysfunction should be determined with the help of a physician. Only then a patient should be considering a treatment. In some cases the treatment is as simple as discontinuing, changing or adjusting the dosage of other drugs that are being used and have side effects related to erectile dysfunction.

• A complete physical examination and hormonal testing are mandatory. This will help in determining whether the origin of the dysfunction is a physical one -blockage in the blood vessels that serve the penis or a hormonal defect. Again the origin of the dysfunction will determine the specific treatment that should be used.

A surgical therapy - would be needed in case of blockage of blood vessels.
Hormonal therapy - would be needed in case of a deficiency of testosterone (male hormone).
Drug therapy - drugs containing phosphordiestrase inhibitors work to increase blood flow to the penis.