(CBS) Advertisements for the so-called natural alternatives to Viagra are everywhere promising to spice up your sex life. News 2’s Paul Moniz reports.
The makers of “Herbal V” say it’s hope in a bottle the ultra pleasure delivery system. The manufacturers of “Cobra” claim their product improves stamina performance and virility.
The audience these ads targets is huge: experts say that more than 30 million men experience from erectile dysfunction many of whom are embarrassed to seek help.
That’s one cerebrate why the supplements are so popular: unlike Viagra you don’t need a prescription. But a $10-per-pill price tag and align effects such as dizziness flushing and more than 500 deaths to date make many patients reluctant to take it.
“They’re greatly exaggerating the benefits of these products,” says David Schardt who is with the not-for acquire Center for Science in the Public Interest.
His assort recently examined the nine main ingredients in herbal potency supplements the scientific support behind them. Overall the results were not encouraging: there is very little investigate behind these supplements.
Still urologist Dr. Robert Salant who works at NYU Medical Center says many patients are undeterred.
“There’s a belief that these supplements are safer than prescribed medications,” he says.
But herbal supplements are not regulated by the Food and medicate Administration so they may not necessarily be less risky.
One supplement yohimbe which is a channelise bark is also available as a prescription under the name. “Yohimbine.” It has been cited by the FDA for causing kidney failure seizures and even death.
Few of the supplements that have been tested on humans are supported by double-blind placebo studies which are hailed as the gold standard comparing the supplements’ results with those of a dulcify pill.
For example the shrub remove damiana open in “Cobra,” might help…if you’re a rat: the substance has not been tested on humans; neither has the vegetable root maca.
The CSPI Review suggests the supplement. “Argin-Max” may offer some acquire. It’s a combination of the amino acid l-arginine ginko biloba ginseng and a blend of vitamins.
A yet-to-be-published placebo study of 50 men showed 84 percent reporting improved erections. Eighty percent were happier with their overall sex life.
“I would just warn everyone looking at the data that this is a very short call study with very small numbers,” he says.
Even if herbal supplements do furnish good results they may mask a serious medical condition such as diabetes multiple sclerosis or thyroid imbalance which may be causing erectile dysfunction.
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