Is that Viagra +4-hour thingamabob real or a myth meant to scare the bejesus out of gross, tubby, old men with hairy backs?

Tip of the day:

Take one blue pill before swimming and avoid embarrassment when out of the pool.

Apparently, the problem is having a long term erection without sexual stimulation.

"A long-lasting erection, one that lasts more than four hours without sexual stimulation, is a medical emergency and could be the last erection you ever have if you don't get help right away," says Michael Feloney, MD, a urologist at the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Why the alarm? The reason priapism is so dangerous is because it’s caused by blood trapped inside the penis. When blood can't circulate and carry oxygen to the cells that make up the structures of your penis, those cells start to die, which can result in tissue damage, scar tissue, and in extreme cases, permanent erectile dysfunction.

http://www.everydayhealth.com/erectile-dysfunction/whats-wrong-with-long-lasting-erections.aspx


Multiple erections that wax and wane appropriately over the (typical) 8- 10 hour marathon are not a problem, but all we healthy men already knew that.

I remember when Viagra first became available, some comic said in his routine that if his erection lasted over 4 hours, he wasn't going to go to the doctor---instead he was going to show all his friends.