A popular Viagra drug worldwide is successfully used to treat potency problems in men. However, this is not the only area of application of Sildenafil (the main active substance of the drug). It turns out that the tool is successfully used as an aid to mountaineers who have been staying in the mountains for a long time. For all people it is already known that initially this drug was made to solve problems with the heart and eventually was noticed an interesting side effect.
Viagra for mountaineers is a rescue for them and patients with pulmonary hypertension. How it may seem to many, this topic is comic, but it’s not at all like that. The idea of using Viagra for such unusual purposes of the researchers was prompted by some similarities in the processes of blood supply to the tissues of the penis (cavernous bodies) and lung alveoli. In both cases, an important role is played by the enzyme phosphodiesterase, which limits the erection and causes a spasm of the arterioles of the lungs. Viagra, blocking it, is useful not only to solve problems with erection, but also to improve microcirculation in the lung tissue. But how can a remedy for improving potency help in the mountains? The fact is that with prolonged stay at a high altitude, a person suffers from oxygen starvation by narrowing the blood vessels of the lungs. This increases the pressure, and the heart is forced to work with increased load, which greatly exhausts it. If you do not start the treatment of the disease - there may be complications and even death. And in that case Viagra for mountaineers can be really helpful. Such effect, according to the statement of researchers, does not give any other medicinal preparations. Similar tests were also conducted by French scientists on a group of alpinist volunteers in the Alps. When climbing to a height of more than 4 thousand meters above sea level mountaineers who took Viagra, did not feel the usual for such heights oxygen starvation and labored breathing, but on the contrary, experienced relief. By the way often before going up the mountain professional instructors advise to take a blue pill and of course after that they explain for a long time that this is a proven auxiliary preparation at altitude. This does not mean that immediately after you took this medicine it will be easier for you to climb a mountain and there will be more forces. It all depends on your stamina simply the higher you go up the higher is pressure and you cannot control your lungs and then the action of the pill comes to the rescue.
To test how effective Viagra is for combating pulmonary hypertension, scientists used healthy male mountaineers as experimental rabbits. In the base camp at Everest, they were given "Viagra", and then sent either to a high altitude or left at sea level. In both cases, Viagra for mountaineers reduced high blood pressure and improved oxygen circulation. According to one patient with pulmonary hypertension, who was given Viagra, he could again breathe freely, without feeling constrained in the chest.
The effect of Viagra for mountaineers on the body is based on blocking the release of a particular enzyme, which leads to a weakening of the erection. Paradoxically, this same enzyme becomes the cause of narrowing of the pulmonary vessels. Thus, using Viagra, it is possible to prevent the isolation of this enzyme and achieve expansion of the vessels in the lungs, which will stimulate the intensive blood supply of not only the genital organs but also the lungs. The latter property is very important for climbers who are at high altitude and experience oxygen starvation. Expansion of the vessels in the lungs due to the use of Viagra is not only a good help for athletes at high altitude, but also prevention from the onset of pulmonary hypertension.
A curious study of scientists about Viagra for mountaineers:
German and American scientists conducted studies related to the impact of Viagra for mountaineers. The experiment was conducted in the Himalayas. One half of the men were given real pill, and the other half was given a neutral pill. The first time testing was carried out at the foot of the Jomolungma, and the second - at high altitude. As a result, it was found that blue pill improves blood circulation throughout the body. The result of the study was the introduction into medical practice of the treating of pulmonary hypertension with the drug Viagra. Since contraindications to the remedy are minimal, it is successfully used even for respiratory diseases in young children. Scientists said they hope with the help of Sildenafil to improve the condition of people suffering from pulmonary hypertension.
Short summary:
As you can see, the drug, which was developed to treat sexual impotence in men, found another, also very useful, application. Today, Viagra for mountaineers is successfully used for prevention purposes, and patients - for the treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
