UK man finds Viagra affects another organ: Nose

Several attempts to stop the bleeding failed and doctors kept him in hospital for six days. The man, in his late 50s, told them he had engaged in energetic sexual activity in the hours before his first nosebleed. To enhance his performance, he had taken a 50 mg dose of Viagra.

The doctors said they had also seen another Viagra patient who suffered the same fate though his nosebleed was stopped after only two days. Both men had high blood pressure, a recognised risk factor for heavy nosebleeds, but neither had required to go to hospital before.

Writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, they said Viagra may act on the nose and the penis since both contain erectile tissue.

They said cases of ‘‘honeymoon rhinitis’’, where men and women experience nasal stuffiness during sex, is listed as a side-effect of Viagra. They suggested the drug could have engorged the veins in the nose and made heavy bleeding more likely to happen. (Reuters)