Viagra and Performance: Best Dose Is 100 mg

Good sex depends as much on game and confidence as it does on blood flow to the penis and the capacity for orgasms on demand. Membership in the foot-long club won't keep you from the sexual doldrums if you lack swagger and bravado. Many aging men have erection problems because of poor metabolic health. This creates a vicious cycle of erectile dysfunction, decreased sexual confidence and depressed sexual performance.

Viagra restores sexual confidence in many men. Generally, physicians start men on a 50-milligram dose and increase it gradually to 100 milligrams. A study sponsored by Pfizer, the maker of Viagra, showed that a starting dose of 100 milligrams produced more dramatic changes in sexual self-confidence and performance than a 50-milligram dose. Confidence is the key to success in the gym or in the bedroom. (Journal Sexual Medicine, 6: 2826-2835, 2009)