FDA: Knockoff Penis-Growing Herbal Supplements Laced With Viagra – Gizmodo [ BeritaTerkini ]

<p class="has-media media-640"><span class="lightBoxWrapper"><span class="img-border"><img alt="FDA: Knockoff Penis-Growing Herbal Supplements Laced With Viagra" class="transform-ku-xlarge" height="360" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/196jbm1jo4unejpg/ku-xlarge.jpg" width="640"></span><span class="magnifier lightBox hide"><span class="icon icon-white notranslate">S</span></span></span></p> <div class="inset_placeholder" id="inset_placeholder_5965832"></div> <p class="first-text">The FDA put out a warning this week that knockoffs of ExtenZe Maximum Strength have been found containing sildenafil — the active ingredient in Viagra and other ED prescriptions. Meaning hopeful pill-poppers may have thought those “herbal supplements” were really kicking in, despite science having proven they just don’t work.</p> <p>Okay, so a guy hoping to add to his, uh, measurements, wouldn’t actually be able to observe any difference with a ruler. Erectile dysfunction drugs don’t make your torque wrench longer. They just make it more eager to spring into action, by increasing blood flow via vasodilation. The drug doesn’t just target a man’s nether lands, either: the vessel dilating effect has been used to treat newborns with pulmonary hypertension, increasing blood flow to the lungs.</p> <div class="inset_placeholder" id="inset_placeholder_5846896"></div> <p>But it’s not hard to imagine how placebo effect mixed with a covert dose of little blue pill could make a cock-conscious dude who’d just spent $ 19.99 plus shipping and handling think he’d won the pipe lottery. Hey, don’t question a good thing, right?</p> <p>Unfortunately, bad things can happen when you don’t know which prescription-strength drugs you’re taking. Recent tragedies involving Infants’ and Children’s Tylenol show the deadly side of unintended dosing. And anyone who’s squirmed through a Cialis commercial knows that even under a doctor’s supervision, prescription ED drugs can have some breathtaking side effects. The FDA points out that sildenafil interacts with common blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes drugs, and mixing the two can cause a dangerous drop in blood pressure (remember, this drug dilates everything, not just the junk region). And since the knockoffs aren’t labeled, you’ll never really know what you’re taking.</p> <div class="inset_placeholder" id="inset_placeholder_471809744"></div> <p>So fellas (yeah? fellas! yeah?), stay away from “natural male enhancement” pills in general, but <em>especially</em> now. This isn’t the first time those herbal supplements have been caught packing more than just ginger root and yohimbe bark. Believe us: you’re fine just the way you are.</p> <p><em>Image: Shutterstock / Anetlanda</em></p> <div id="inset_groups" class="hide"> <span class="text-upper proxima referenced-label">Related</span> <div class="container position-relative"> <div class="row"> <div class="referenced-item twelve columns"> <div class="six mobile-two columns pln"><span class="img-border"><img class="marquee" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/187eyrnf1gkiljpg/k-small.jpg"></span></div> <h6 class="headline">Are There Any Scientifically Proven “Miracle” Methods to Enlarge Your Penis?</h6> <p class="text-small">No, there are not. And while some of you may think this is common knowledge, rest assured that it is not. Men have spent hundreds of millions of… Read…</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span class="text-upper proxima referenced-label">Related</span></p> <div class="container position-relative"> <div class="row"> <div class="referenced-item twelve columns"> <div class="six mobile-two columns pln"><span class="img-border"><img class="marquee" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18r53ue5b1se9jpg/k-small.jpg"></span></div> <h6 class="headline">Watch and Learn Everything About the Amazing Placebo Effect</h6> <p class="text-small">The placebo effect is so strange and mysterious, how can fake pills trick ourselves out into feeling better? This video explains all the interesting… Read…</p> </div> </div> </div> <p><span class="text-upper proxima referenced-label">Related</span></p> <div class="container position-relative"> <div class="row"> <div class="referenced-item twelve columns"> <div class="six mobile-two columns pln"><span class="img-border"><img class="marquee" src="http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18k4t6oq3cjqojpg/k-small.jpg"></span></div> <h6 class="headline">Penis Size Matters. No, It Doesn’t. Yes, It Does. Er, Does It? Science Doesn’t Know.</h6> <p class="text-small">Scientists have finally answered the age-old question that has plagued sexual politics since time immemorial: do the aesthetics of penis size matter… Read…</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

FDA: Knockoff Penis-Growing Herbal Supplements Laced With Viagra – Gizmodo [ BeritaTerkini ]

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