12 October,2010 02:01 PM IST | | AFP
Another product to enhance male sexual performance is in the offing and this one could be a safer alternative to current erectile dysfunction (ED) medications available.
Scientists from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University in New York have successfully tested a new cream on laboratory rats that they say could provide a better option for men who can't tolerate male enhancement drugs like Viagra, Levitra, and Cialis and could be safe for diabetics.
Erectile dysfunction medications have been associated with numerous side effects, including headache and vision problems, upset stomach, nasal congestion and facial flushing, and its effects can sometimes be felt on the whole body.
Made from nanoparticles that deliver the very small amount of the drugs used for erectile dysfunction to the affected area, the new cream acts only on the area where it is applied.
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The cream takes only a few minutes to take effect, according to the scientists.
"The response time to the nanoparticles was very short, just a few minutes, which is basically what people want in an ED medication," said Dr. Joel M. Friedman of Yeshiva University who co-authored the study in a news release. "In both rats and humans, it can take 30 minutes to one hour for oral ED medications to take effect."
He added, however, that it could take several years before the cream is tested on human males and up to a decade before it gets approved.
