There are a wide variety of both pharmaceutical, chemical, and natural herbal forms of sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction treatments on the market today. While the shear amount of choices might seem daunting, if you keep a clear distinction between your choice of using either synthetic or natural substances as your method of increasing sexual stamina and ability, then it is a lot easier to sort through the offer to find what is right for you.

Viagra, and other erectile dysfunction medications are being sold in every pharmacy and are marketed through every media channel known to man. Thankfully, due to certain medical marketing notification rules, it is easy to notice the 10-15 second disclaimer about the possible serious side effects of taking these potent synthetic cocktails. When one studies the history of these medications, one can find that their initial use was not even to treat sexual conditions at all, but where heart medications. By increasing the level of nitric oxide in the system, stimulating blood flow and swelling the penis with a gratuitous supply of blood.

There is an argument of contention within the medical community if the drugs that are synthetically manufactured for the use in erectile dysfunction treatment have any positive effect on the libido at all. There is no such contention on the issue of the associated risks of using the drugs, and these side effects have been well documented.

Viagra has been known to cause blurred vision, or even the ability for people to see colors, has a verified history of headaches, can lower blood pressure to seriously low levels in a very fast time, and even cause heart attacks. While herbal treatment of erectile dysfunction does carry with it some minor side effects, and as with any other substance ingested as a medical remedy, these effects should be known before taking them. Ephedrine, Horny goat weed, and other herbal remedies have been known to raise the pulse, breathing rate, and even lower blood pressure. The saving grace of using herbal remedies is that with much lower concentration of active ingredients that with pharmaceuticals, you do not have to begin at such a large dose, diminishing the chances of complications and unwanted side effects.

The choice is of course up to you, and the advice of a medical professional should always be sought when looking for choices related to a sexual drive or erectile dysfunctional condition. Once you honestly weigh your options, and see enough commercials about how there might be a slight chance that you next date could end in heart attack or stroke, the option to use an herbal sexual enhancement product might become more and more appealing.