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Adding Viagra to the water for your Christmas tree will make it last longer? This myth actually has some basis in truth. Viagra has been shown to keep flowers fresh, so why wouldn't it work for an evergreen? Well, it does...sort of.

No less an authority than Mythbusters tested it out a few years ago. Yes, they actually put a Christmas tree in a base with some Viagra-spiked water. The trial also included some other homespun tree preservatives: Sprite, aspirin, and bleach. They tried a couple of topical treatments as well, spraying one tree with hairspray and another with urethane.

In the final results, bleach tied with Viagra for keeping the tree from losing its needles. Unfortunately, the trees turned weird colors and looked sickly. Hairspray turned out to be the winner for preventing needle loss while preserving a healthy green color. Thing is, they couldn't really recommend spraying your Christmas tree with flammable chemicals.

So, if you have a holiday tree, the best thing you can do is start with a fresh cut at the bottom, put it in plain fresh water, and make sure the water level never drops below the cut surface, or it will seal over.

If you still want to celebrate the season with Viagra,  trim your tenebaum with some of these festive Viagra Christmas ornaments.

If that were true, Viagra would be 100 times more popular than it is now.

Some men report that Viagra does increase their penis size. Wellll...this may be true subjectively - in the sense that an overinflated tire may be slightly larger than one with normal air pressure.

What most of these users are saying is that their erections seem "bigger" while using Viagra. Which could be possible for some. A little bit. When Viagra is working at its optimum, the volume of blood it sends to the penis might be greater than what would normally occur during arousal without Viagra, making it engorge more fully and seem a little longer or thicker. But we're not talking inches - probably a millimeter or two. In addition, for some users, Viagra produces a harder than usual erection, which, depending on your the shape of your shaft, could make it appear longer by straightening out a curvature. 

Is it enough of a difference to be noticeable? Maybe to the owners of said appendages, but probably not to anyone else. But does Viagra actually make things larger, permanently? Seriously, if there was a pill that actually worked for that, don't you think every guy would be taking it? Those other herbal "supplements" and pills don't work either, so save your money.

Medicare - the U.S. government's health plan for people over 65 - does not cover Viagra or other erectile dysfunction drugs, such as Cialis.  At least, not anymore. In 2006, something called Medicare Part D went into effect, stating that a medication would not be covered "when used for the treatment of sexual or erectile dysfunction, unless such drug were used to treat a condition, other than sexual or erectile dysfunction, for which the drug has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration." 

Medicare does cover Revatio, which is the same drug (sildenafil) as Viagra, but comes in different doses and is used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. To prevent abuse of this allowance, there are supposed to be auditors verifying that the patients actually have a diagnosis of PAH.

Interestingly, Hurricane Katrina was ultimately responsible for the loss of the Viagra coverage. Congress voted in 2005 to discontinue covering Viagra, and use that money to fund medical care and unemployment benefits for hurricane victims. However, despite the restrictions put in place, it came to light earlier this year that there had been a little slip up between 2007 and 2008, when Medicare accidentally paid out $3.1 million for Viagra and other ED drugs. Medicare administrators blamed it on a software error.

As our hundreds of testimonials show, many couples do find Viagra to be a miracle drug. However, Viagra doesn't always produce such good results.

For one thing, Viagra doesn't work for everyone. For instance, for those who've had prostate surgery, the drug helps some people while it doesn't help others. People with diabetes or circulatory problems report similar results. It works wonders for some and doesn't do much for others.

Even for those who it does help, a strong erection isn't always enough. If there are problems in a marriage, the mere ability to get hard won't solve them. For some older couples, the wife may have lost interest in sex long ago; the husband's new-found vigor might not find a willing participant. Another concern is that sometimes men go overboard with their new-found virility and start engaging as sex as more sport than loving communication.

Viagra is only one part of the puzzle. It works on the plumbing, but doesn't work on the other parts of a relationship. That's not to downplay its effectiveness or it miraculous potential; for many people it truly is a wonder drug. For others, though, a realistic attitude towards its strengths and weaknesses will result in a happier outcome for everyone involved.

One of the most common misconceptions about Viagra is that after you take the pill, you'll automatically get an erection. Previous erectile dysfunction drugs, which were injected into the penis, did function like that.

Viagra, though, doesn't produce an erection. It only creates the potential for having an erection if aroused. In other words, if you're not turned on, even if you take Viagra, you won't get hard.

Please don't misunderstand us. For many men on Viagra, erections are embarrassingly easy to come by. For them, it's like being 17 again, where holding hands with a girl was enough to make you stand at complete attention. 

Viagra may make it easier to get aroused, but there still needs to be some sexual attraction or excitement involved to achieve an erection. As we've explained before, Myth #1: Viagra is an aphrodisiac, so it won't help get you in the mood. All it does is get the plumbing right so you can physically get an erection when you're psychologically and emotionally ready for one.

We live in a strange time. For thousands of years, people have been making and selling concoctions they claimed would cure erectile dysfunction. Dozens of herbs have been touted as a remedy, like yohimbine, ginseng, and even cocaine.

The simple fact is that the results of these attempts were probably, in most cases, little better than a placebo effect. That might very well have been enough to help some men, but most were just wasting their money.

Things are different now. We have three relatively safe FDA-approved pharmaceuticals that treat erectile dysfunction. They don't work sometimes on a hope and a prayer; they actually affect the body's physiology to produce strong, last erections.

In the face of this new, quite revolutionary, change, how do the pushers of potions and tonics react? They co-opt the name "Viagra" and relabel their stuff "Herbal Viagra". Untested, unregulated, uncontrolled; how is this an improvement over a drug used by millions of men worldwide?

The most incredible fact is that many "Herbal Viagra" products actually contain Viagra! The makers sneak in a generic version of sildenafil citrate. So if your "Herbal Viagra" actually works, you're probably just ingesting knock-off Viagra, of unknown dose and quality.

If you suffer from erectile dysfunction and don't want to take drugs, you can try healthy living, exercise, and a good diet. But it's self-deluding to think that an herbal concoction is going to be safer or more effective than Viagra, Cialis, or Levitra. 

Many men fear that if they try Viagra, and have success with it, they'll never be able to have sex without it again or they will crave it. They fear that they'll somehow become addicted to it.

Though, like anything, Viagra is open to abuse, concern about becoming addicted or dependent on Viagra isn't warranted. For many man, taking Viagra can improve confidence enough to actually let many men have sex without it. Performance anxiety can cause erectile problems which can cause even worse performance anxiety. Viagra can break this cycle, and in the process, make itself unnecessary.

Those with more severe erectile dysfunction may never be able to have sex without Viagra. For them, though, Viagra isn't likely to become anything more than a natural part of their love life. Since there's no high associated with the drug, and since it doesn't create sexual desire, there's no enticement to take it except when you're feeling frisky to begin with.

For some, they feel like such a "superman" when they take Viagra, they're unwilling to have sex the normal way. This is something of a danger, if only because it makes Viagra a necessity where it otherwise might not be. That's why we recommend that men be honest with their partners about when they take Viagra. Then, whether to take Viagra or not becomes a decision you make together, ensuring the best possible experience for both partners.

Periodically the press breathelssly reports about how "Viagra for women" is just around the corner. If you read the details, it generally is just a report on some researchers somewhere doing something that might help women someday. The dream is that someday there will be a "magic blue pill" for women as there is for men.

Reality is a lot more complicated than this myth. Viagra is not approved for use by women, but some women do find some benefit from taking it. Studies have suggested it might help women who take anti-depressants, for instance.

The heart of the confusion comes in the idea that there can possibly be one pill that be as useful for women as Viagra is for men. Viagra has a very specific chemical function; it solves a plumbing problem. It allows men to get an erection. This is a huge benefit to men, because without an erection, intercourse is impossible.

Women, though, suffer from a wider variety of sexual dysfunctions with a wider variety of causes. Some lack interest in sex, some have difficulty getting aroused, some have difficulty with orgasm, etc. Each of these difficulties may have a different cause for a different woman. A single pill won't solve all of these problems because each problem has a different cause in each woman. 

So, though we might see "Viagras for women," a variety of treatments for a variety of causes of female sexual problems, there's never going to be a single "Viagra for women" that helps such a broad class of women like Viagra does for men. Just not going to happen.  

Even though Viagra has a reputation as Grandpa's wonder drug, erectile dysfunction isn't something that only affects older men. Many younger men have erectile difficulties as well.

Men in their 20s and 30s can experience many sorts of erectile problems. Performance anxiety afflicts men of all ages; they may have completely psychological issues for their erectile problems. Viagra can give them the confidence they need. Often using it for a short time is enough to get them over that hump and restore confidence so they no longer need the drug.

Many younger men also take medication, like antidepressants, that can have sexual side effects. Using Viagra can improve performance greatly. People are often hesitant to take antidepressants for this reason, so in this case Viagra is helping them improve their mental health.

From the reports we've received, younger men often find success with much lower doses of the drug. 25mg, and even 12.5mg is often enough to give them a good effect. So we recommend younger men to start with a low dose and work their way up only if necessary.

The pendulum swings. In the old days, if you showed up at a doctor complaining of erectile dysfunction, likely as not they'd recommend you seek therapy for your Oedipal complex. There wasn't a treatment for the physical, so they had no choice but to look to the psychological.

These days, when popping a pill appears to cure *everybody* of erectile dysfunction, the assumption is that it's all physiology. If you have trouble with an erection, the root cause must be something wrong with your plumbing. Treatment for the physical works, so there's no reason to consider anything psychological.

In some cases, it's almost certainly true that it's mainly about physiology. Diabetes, high blood pressure, and the medications people take can cause erectile problems. Simply getting older can have a similar effect.

It's important to remember, though, that psychology often plays a part, both in the problem, and how Viagra can help with the solution. Confidence counts, and Viagra lets people relax, giving them the confidence that they will be able to achieve an erection.

Sex and relationshps are complex. The problems that arise are not simple. Viagra doesn't solve everything, it only puts one missing piece of the puzzle back in place. That's an important piece, to be sure, but for a lot of couples, there's more work to be done beyond that.