Pfizer Viagra Causes Rise in HIV Among Gay Men
14 10 2007
The San Francisco Department of Public Health has noticed an increase in new cases of HIV among gay men that use Pfizer Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra. It stands to reason that San Francisco would be the first location for this data to show up, since San Francisco, (according to ask.yahoo.com and www.glbtq.com), has the largest concentration of gay men of any major city in the world.
Some health professionals are predicting a widespread epidemic of Viagra, (Sildenafil citrate), abuse among gay men because Viagra has become the “party drug of choice” of gay men, and gay men love to party and gay men love to get intimate at every party they attend. Having new sex partners on a weekly basis is not unusual for gay men. Multiple sex partners during each sexual encounter is also not unusual. In all this, if a gay man can not “get it up”, he might very well lose his status among other gay men, so having a steady supply of Viagra would be important to all gay men.
In addition to the risk attributed to gay promiscuity, researchers are claiming that abuse of viagra may cause actual physical changes in the body which increase the risk of contracting HIV or lead to other health problems. Viagra causes an increase in blood flow to the penis and a prolonged increase in blood circulation throughout the body can increase the risk of transmitting or contracting HIV.
The San Francisco Department of Public Health is asking the government to force Pfizer to put a warning label on it’s product.
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As a gay man that does NOT “get intimate at every party” and does NOT associate with men who feel they must “get it up” to be a part of, i find your presentation of this information extremely offensive.
It will be my pleasure to inform San Fransisco Public health of your use of their logo on this homophobic posting.
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