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Vardenafil - Levitra is just one type of drug available for men suffering from impotency (erectile dysfunction). However important taking medication for your condition is to you, you must seek medical advice first before taking pills/ tablets acquired from unknown sources.
Levitra tablets contain the active ingredient Vardenafil, which is a medicine used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (impotence). Vardenafil is called phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor and works by preventing the action of a chemical in the body called phosphodiesterase type 5. Many medical terms are very hard to understand, so if in doubt just ask your doctor to clarify any concerns you may have on the matter.
An erection is created through a complex chain of events, involving signals from the nervous system and the release of chemical messengers within the tissues of the penis. One of these chemical messengers is called cyclic GMP.
Cyclic GMP in more explained detail is it allows the blood vessels in the penis to broaden by relaxing a thin layer of muscle found in the blood vessel walls. This then permits more blood to enter the penis, which then generates an action where the penis stands to attention so as to speak (rigid and erect)
Cyclic GMP is normally broken down by another chemical in the body called phosphodiesterase type 5. Vardenafil works by preventing the action of phosphodiesterase type 5, thus stopping the breakdown of cyclic GMP. This means that the blood vessels are kept dilated for longer, improving blood flow to the penis therefore allowing sexual intercourse go the full term.
As Vardenafil urges the actions of the chemical messengers responsible for producing an erection, it will only work once these are present. Simply explained means sexual stimulation is required for it to produce and maintain an erection. The dose should be taken about 25 minutes to one hour before intended intercourse, and it may produce an erection in response to sexual stimulation up to five hours after taking the dose. Never must you at any time be tempted to take or exceed the prescribed dose as this is very dangerous indeed.
Vardenafil must not be taken with any form of nitrate medication, as this combination may potentially produce a severe drop in blood pressure. Nitrate is a medication used to control and treat chest pain Safe medicines come via prescription from your doctor, if you stick to getting your treatment this way then you will have no problems, however if in contrast to this advice and you decide to take tablets from an unfamiliar source then Vardenafil must never be taken with medicines called protease inhibitors, these are used to treat HIV infection, for example ritonavir and indinavir, both can cause the blood level of Vardenafil to rise very high thus increasing the risk of side effects.
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