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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...viral infection, and the vicious cycle plays itself out ad infinitum. It's unclear whether the viruses cause the disease or the disease causes the viruses. It is known that Graves' Disease is hereditary to a certain extent, although there is no clear way to predict when it will develop, in whom or under what circumstances...
There are two primary components to Graves' Disease--hyperthyroidism and opthalmopathy. In my case, I have yet to develop the latter, a pronounced bulging of the eyeballs. Hopefully preventive treatment will keep this aspect of the disease from developing. I do, however, suffer from hyperthyroidism, and its mysterious effects were what triggered my initial visit to a doctor...
...clinics were prescribing it. It's going to be a moneymaking procedure. They'll give a cursory exam, charge you for that and write the prescription"--a prediction that has already been borne out on the Internet. According to Pfizer, there's no evidence that overeager users could develop a physical addiction to Viagra. But as for a psychological addiction, that is uncharted territory...
...SEEING BLUE Because the eyes contain an enzyme similar to the one on which Viagra works in the penis, about 3% of users develop temporary vision problems, ranging from blurred vision to a blue or green halo effect...
...PRIAPISM Although it never happened in the trials, there is a theoretical risk that men with sickle-cell anemia, leukemia or urethral inflammation could, when taking Viagra, develop priapism (defined as an erection that lasts four hours or more). Untreated, priapism can lead to tissue damage and even impotence...