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Viagra’s not just for erectile dysfunction anymore.

All the erectile dysfunction drugs on the market today — Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra — work in a similar manner and have similar side effects.

Among the more common side effects are headache, facial flushing, nasal congestion, back pain and indigestion. These are mild, temporary and at most, an annoyance.

But other side effects may actually be helpful in treating nonsexual diseases and conditions. For example, Viagra can widen arteries enough to reduce blood pressure.

According to the August 2007 edition of Harvard Men’s Health Watch, Viagra has been studied enough to offer hope for treating the following nonsexual conditions:

1. Heart Disease. Some studies suggest that Viagra may help patients with congestive heart failure or diastolic dysfunction.

2. Pulmonary Hypertension. This is high blood pressure in the blood vessels that lead to the lungs. Viagra is already marketed for this condition under the name, Revatio.

3. Raynaud’s Phenomenon. Viagra may help to treat this condition in which exposure to cold causes spasms of the small arteries that lead to the fingers and/or toes. Untreated, the fingers and/or toes will become cold, pale, and quite painful.

4. Mountain Sickness. By reducing pulmonary artery pressure at high altitudes, Viagra can make it easier for people to exercise in low oxygen environments.

It’s not known if the other erectile dysfunction drugs will provide the same benefits.

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