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March
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Rotten Egg smell can act like Viagra
Thursday March 05, 2009
Sounds bizarre but latest findings have revealed that the smell
of rotting eggs has a Viagra-like effect on men. The finding
can help doctors develop a more effective version of the popular
sex drug.
The gas that gives rotten eggs their pungent smell is hydrogen
sulphide. Scientists say it also is released from car exhausts
and from men just before they have sex, according to the study
published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Tiny amounts of the gas are released by nerve cells in a
man's private part to prepare it for intercourse, a study
found. The gas causes muscle cells in the region to relax,
boosting blood flow, and leading to a better erection.
Researchers, from the University of Naples in Italy, made
the finding in a study of eight men who had sex-change operations.
Viagra, on the other hand, harnesses a different chemical
- nitric oxide - to give users a boost. Researchers are hopeful
that the finding will provide help in developing another erectile
dysfunction drug.
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