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- Viagra: Medical and social effects of Viagra.
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These and questions about the medicalization of sexuality and the increasing expectation of sexual performance and pleasure that began with the release of Viagra, are answered in part by Dr. Abraham Morgantaler, an associate clinical professor of at Harvard Medical School and practicing urologist in Boston, Mass. He is the author of ?The Viagra Myth: the surprising Impact on Love and Relationships,? and believes that erectile dysfunction drugs are reaching a critical point of misuse due to the mythology holding them out as a cure-all, enhancer of sexual potency and even as party favors by some. This conversation with Dr. Abraham Morgantaler beings with his comments about the changes brought about in the past six years since the introduction of Viagra.
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These and questions about the medicalization of sexuality and the increasing expectation of sexual performance and pleasure that began with the release of Viagra, are answered in part by Dr. Abraham Morgantaler, an associate clinical professor of at Harvard Medical School and practicing urologist in Boston, Mass. He is the author of ?The Viagra Myth: the surprising Impact on Love and Relationships,? and believes that erectile dysfunction drugs are reaching a critical point of misuse due to the mythology holding them out as a cure-all, enhancer of sexual potency and even as party favors by some. This conversation with Dr. Abraham Morgantaler beings with his comments about the changes brought about in the past six years since the introduction of Viagra.
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Review of Viagra:This is a solid informational piece with an upbeat and jovial guest making for a good addition to "All Things Considered" type of programming. Uses humorous anecdotes about the discovery, history, and [mis]use of Viagra to draw the listener into accepting Viagra as legitimate. This segment's light tone is well suited to contribute to lessening the social stigma of Viagra. |
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Review of Viagra:Viagra and other medications that address erectile disfunction are so omnipresent on TV and the internet, and absent on public radio as far as I am aware, that this piece's time may have come. According to the subject of this interview, erectile dysfuction affects 52% of men over 40 to some extent. This suprising statistic makes the barrage of advertisments and emails that we are exposed to daily a little easier to accept. The piece comprises a very indepth interview that covers all apsects of the viagra phenomenom, from diagnosis and prescription, to overuse and abuse, and puts it in the context of heterosexual relations. It clearly deals with the subject matter from a male perspective and oversimplifies the female side of things a little, but nevertheless it is an important issue and this is an informative interview. As for airing, the subject matter is inevitably going to raise a few eyebrows, but it is dealt with in a mature fashion and is not overly graphic, so I wouldn't have any qualms about airing it at any time. I appreciated that the interviewee did not continually plug his book; I find it grating when every answer to a question is prefaced with "well in my book you will find....."! |
Lucia Covelli
Posted on November 24, 2009 at 01:15 PM | Permalink
Does Dr. Morgantaler work for Big Pharma?
Dr. Morgantaler's comparison of Viagra to the birth control pill is absurd. Can't help but wonder if he receives kickbacks from the makers of Viagra.