Why women over 60 hate Viagra

Just when things started to calm down -- some man somewhere invents Viagra.

And all around the nation, women over 60 are grinding their teeth, knowing that they're going to get poked and prodded by their horny hubbies in the middle of the night. Many women over 60 absolutely hate the invention of Viagra.

Why? It's like this. As women age, their hormone levels, the very levels responsible for menstrual cycles and libido, begin to diminish. After menopause (which usually happens in a woman's 50's), those hormone levels all but peter out. For health related reasons (maintaining shiny hair and good skin), these same women might opt for drug hormone therapy, but because of the possible risks of various forms of cancer, many women won't. Without the body producing hormones, the vagina basically dries up like a forgotten creek bed. A dry vagina does not welcome swimmers!

So it goes without saying that as women age, and their desire for sex blows away like a tumbleweed in a dust storm, their husbands' ability to perform in the boudoir also wanes. Grandpa might still have the inclination, but at his age, his penis just wants to hang out on the porch and people watch. Grandmas everywhere were more than happy with that status quo until.....Viagra.

To be clear, the purpose of Viagra is for men who have problems achieving and maintaining an erection. This is known as erectile dysfunction. There can be a variety of reasons why this occurs and men should see a urologist to rule out serious conditions that can cause ED. In addition, patients who wish to use Viagra must get a physical to rule out any cardiac conditions that might be triggered by the use of this drug. It's not meant for recreational use by just anyone, but it seems to be prescribed more often outside of its intended use or men are ordering it off the internet illegally, and possibly borrowing a few pills from a friend who has a prescription. Rather than being used as a drug therapy for properly diagnosed patients, it's being used as an aphrodisiac by men of all ages, including grandpa.

It's only fair to point out that some women over 60 might actually love the idea that their husbands can swallow a little blue pill and still rock their world, but I haven't heard from any of them. No sir. I've only heard from the ladies who've retired their vajayjays, happily, and wish to stay in sexual retirement.

I hear my mom's bingo buddies complain about their husbands still trying to 'get it in' even though they're all in their 60's and 70's. Most of us would say, "You go, grandpa!"; but most of these ladies are not happy about it -- wish they're husbands would let sleeping dogs lie. They figure that there's a reason why the sex drive dies down in old age, so why give these old men a 'leg up"? It just makes life harder on the wives...no pun intended!

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