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At 11:32 1998/12/05 -0600, you wrote: >Someone recently had the courage and good humor to discuss impotence and Viagra as >regards PWP. Is impotence (or decreased function) a natural symptom of PD or just a >natural symptom of being 65+ ? Are there reasons PWP should not use Viagra? > >Ken Rowland >[log in to unmask] >http://freeweb.pdq.net/kenrow/ hi ken decreased erectile function is most frequently a symptom of clinical depression and/or a side effect of anti-depressive medication and can be dealt with effectively it is not necessarily something men have to resign themselves to because they are 'getting old' or because they 'have pd' if you have wwweb access there is a lot of info in the pd list archives at: <http://james.parkinsons.org.uk/> use the search criteria: male hormones testosterone impotence viagra if you do not have wwweb access i'd be glad to do the 'digging' for you a thorough medical checkup is advised as a first step please note: i am not a medico just a nosey parkie who thinks 'hormones + pd' needs more research your cyber-sibling in bio-chemistry janet janet paterson - 51 now /41 dx /37 onset - almonte/ontario/canada [log in to unmask]