Why are so many young guys taking Viagra?
According to the urologists and the very sincere, very open men I spoke to, younger guys are taking dick pills for a multitude of reasons: genuine erectile dysfunction, sure, but also to optimize their day-to-day as well as their sex lives.
Key points
- When reporting this story, however, I found nearly the opposite to be true: The guys I spoke with were earnest and vulnerable when it came to their struggles and their willingness to enhance their pleasure.
- Colby was in his 20s — far too young, according to some, to struggle with this particular thing — when he noticed an issue: When he wanted to get intimate, he couldn’t stay hard.
- Young women are moving further left, but 21 percent of Gen Z men think “a real woman should never initiate sex” (compared with just 7 percent of baby boomer men).
I, like so many women in America, have been horrified and dismayed as details surrounding some young men’s behaviors and attitudes toward women and sex became public.
Additional details
- Young men say they distrust health information shared by influencers, yet admit to trying wellness trends or self-diagnosing based on what they’ve seen online.
- A specialist put him on testosterone, but Colby was concerned about negative long-term side effects, and eventually wanted to try something else: Viagra.
- Studies vary when it comes to how many adult men under 40 seek out medications for erectile dysfunction, but some estimates are as high as 39 percent.
- Urologist Amy Pearlman said there is an increased awareness that is leading more guys to seek treatment — whether or not they really need it.
- When considering the stereotypical Viagra patient, the mind conjures up an image of a man decidedly older than his 20s, after all.
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