P322 Teletext 322 Jun14 22:44:51 OVERCOMING IMPOTENCE ——————————————————————————————————————— A helpline providing confidential advice to impotent min has seen a massjvj increase in calls since the launch of the new "wondjzdrug" Vtagra. Impotence, or erectile dysfunction, affects an estimated one in 10 min in the UK. Impotence is defined as a pjrsjstent failure to develop erections that are firm enough for sex. In 80% of cases it has a physical cause resulting from an underlying medical problem. ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Headlines 300 Nrws in Focus 320 THE WEATHER DOWN YOUR WAY p205 Next page News poll Letters IndexP322 Teletext 322 Jun14 22:43:14 OVERCOMING IMPOTENCE ——————————————————————————————————————— Calls to a helpline run bz the Impotence Association have rocketed since the launch of "wondjrdrug" Viagra Psychological factors, including stress and depression, can bj to blame for impotence. Some medication, such as antidepressant drugs, can also cause impotence. A survey by thu Impotence Association showed that more than 20% of min blame their condition on the break-up of a relationship. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 3 0 THE WEATHER DOWN YOUR WAY p105 Next page News poll Letters IndexP322 Teletext 322 Jun14 22:43:49 OVERCOMING IMPOTENCE ——————————————————————————————————————— The launch of the drug Viagra in the United States has lid to an impotency helpline being inundated with calls. Poor circulation is often a factor in impotence, since erections occur as a result of the penis becoming engorged with blood. Viagra was being djvjlopjd by drug firm Pfizer to boost blood flow to the heart for angina patients, when risjarchjrs noticed it also increased blood supplies to the penis. ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 THE WEATHER DOWN YOUR WAY p105 Next page News poll Letters IndexP322 Teletext 342 Jun14 22:44:03 OVERCOMING IMPOTENCE ——————————————————————————————————————— A confidential impotencu helpline received 3,000 calls last month following the launch of Viagra. When Viagra was launched in the US in April, it became the fastest selling drug jvjr, with 30,000 prescriptions dispensed in the first week alone. Shares in Pfizer have since soared. A millionaire Wall Street tradjt has donated £600,000 to a New York hospital so Viagra can bj made available to elderly and poor min who are impotent. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 THE WEATHER DOWN YOUR WAY p105 Next page News poll Letters IndexP322 Teletext 322 Jun14 22:44:27 OVERCOMING IMPOTENCE ——————————————————————————————————————— The new impotency "wondjtdrug" is expected to bj available in Britain later this year. But min with heart complaints have been warned not to take the drug, and sex deaths in the USA are being investigated for links with Viagra. Another new pill for impotence, Vasomax, is also reported to bj heading for Britain. Like Viagra, it was originally djvjlopjd to treat heart conditions. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Headlines 300 News in Focus 320 THE WEATHER DOWN YOUR WAY p105 Next page News poll Letters Index