{"id":1558825,"date":"2022-07-18T06:30:06","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T10:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1558825"},"modified":"2022-07-18T06:34:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T10:34:40","slug":"sildenafil-can-it-boost-testosterone-and-build-muscle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sildenafil-can-it-boost-testosterone-and-build-muscle\/","title":{"rendered":"Sildenafil &#8211; Can It Boost Testosterone and Build Muscle?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsildenafil-can-it-boost-testosterone-and-build-muscle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1558825&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h3>Sildenafil Gains<\/h3>\n<p>In 1986, scientists discovered that nitric oxide (NO) was a potent vasodilator and could improve circulation and heart health. Researchers at Pfizer began experimenting with drugs called PDE-5 inhibitors that enhance and perpetuate NO&#8217;s blood-vessel dilating effects.<\/p>\n<p>Their goal, at the time, was to find a treatment for angina. First up was a drug called sildenafil citrate, but drug trials showed that it was only modestly effective in treating the condition.<\/p>\n<p>However, the researchers started looking at the notes detailing the drug&#8217;s side effects. And there it was: many test subjects confessed to being visited by the erection fairy. Pfizer rapidly switched gears and began pilot studies of sildenafil citrate&#8217;s effects on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/sex-hormones\/drugs-foods-and-supplements-that-improve-erections\/\">erectile dysfunction<\/a>. Viagra was soon approved by the FDA.<\/p>\n<p>Older men loved it. Even younger men glommed onto the drug, as they also did with its chemical cousins Cialis and Levitra, because the drugs helped with performance anxiety and reduced the downtime between sexual episodes.<\/p>\n<p>But there are other reasons men might use these drugs. They&#8217;re not only health-related but bodybuilding-related, too. In fact, there&#8217;s sufficient evidence to support the idea of taking these drugs every day, like any other health-promoting supplement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"so-accordion-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"so-tab\"><input id=\"so-tab-0\" type=\"checkbox\" name=\"tabs\" \/> <label for=\"so-tab-0\"><\/p>\n<h3>What Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Do For Lifters<\/h3>\n<p><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"so-tab-content\">\n<h4>1. PDE-5 Inhibitors Increase the &#8220;Pump&#8221;<\/h4>\n<p>The most elemental and basic effect of sildenafil and its cousins is increased blood flow, not only to the heart and penis but to all body parts, including muscles. More blood flow means a better pump from resistance exercise and increased nutrient flow to muscles, which is a good thing.<\/p>\n<h4>2. PDE-5 Inhibitors Decrease Estrogen Levels<\/h4>\n<p>A 2005 study found that 10 mg. and 20 mg. doses of Cialis, taken an average of 10 times a month, significantly reduced estradiol levels, but only in men who didn&#8217;t have too much body fat \u2013 those with a BMI of less than 27 (1). Men with more body fat have higher aromatase levels and convert testosterone to estradiol with impunity, regardless of how much Cialis they pop.<\/p>\n<h4>3. PDE-5 Inhibitors Increase Testosterone Levels<\/h4>\n<p>A study of Viagra&#8217;s effects on 140 low-testosterone men between 40 and 70 found that the drug boosted testosterone levels by about 100 clicks (2). While some of this rise in male hormone might be because some testosterone resisted being converted into estrogen, some of it was also apparently from increased testosterone production by the testes.<\/p>\n<h4>4. PDE-5 Inhibitors Increase Insulin Sensitivity<\/h4>\n<p>Viagra reduces diabetes-induced oxidative stress and improves insulin sensitivity. This experiment, unlike the others, was conducted on rats, but there&#8217;s a decent chance it would work similarly in humans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"so-tab\"><input id=\"so-tab-2\" type=\"checkbox\" name=\"tabs\" \/> <label for=\"so-tab-2\"><\/p>\n<h3>How To Use This Info<\/h3>\n<p><\/label><\/p>\n<div class=\"so-tab-content\">\n<p>Sporadic use of these drugs (less than 8 to 10 times a month) might not confer any long-lasting health effects. However, Cialis is approved for once-daily use, and it&#8217;s reasonable to think that patients, young or old, who have such a prescription and are using it every day, are reaping some, if not all, of the above benefits.<\/p>\n<p>However, if further research supports or adds to the list of positive research, we might eventually get to the point where docs almost universally recommend the daily use of the drugs, just as they do with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/supplements\/news-heart-health-supplements\/\">baby aspirin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"complementary\" class=\"tn-related-posts\">\n<h2>related posts<\/h2>\n<article id=\"post-87941\" class=\"post tn-small-post post-87941 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-sex-hormones\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-4\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/sex-hormones\/news-testosterone-level-optimization\/\"><br \/>\n <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 col-xs-8\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"post-category cat-links\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/sex-hormones\/\" class=\"parent-category\"><br \/>\nSex &#038; Hormones <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\nHere&#8217;s how to get your T levels as high as possible without any outside assistance.\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author\">\n<span class=\"biotest-coauthor\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/author\/eric-bach\/\" title=\"Posts by Eric Bach\" class=\"author url fn\" rel=\"author\">Eric Bach<\/a><\/span> <span>August 24<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-20895\" class=\"post tn-small-post post-20895 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-alpha-life category-opinion tag-opinion tag-strong-words tag-tips\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-4 col-xs-4\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/alpha-life\/tip-how-to-read-t-nation\/\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"236\" height=\"172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/How-to-Read-T-Nation-236x172.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-small size-post-small wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-10302\" class=\"post tn-small-post post-10302 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alpha-life category-living tag-opinion tag-strong-words\">\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"post-8086\" class=\"post tn-small-post post-8086 type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-alpha-life category-pharma category-sex-hormones tag-living-better tag-pharma tag-trt\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-8 col-xs-8\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div class=\"post-category cat-links\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.t-nation.com\/alpha-life\/\" class=\"parent-category\"><br \/>\nAlpha Life <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\nI remember when I was still at University, earning my degree in English, and had to read <i>Dante&#8217;s Inferno<\/i>. 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