Spider bite causes four hour erection

Orange News UK ^ | 03-08-2011 | Staff

[Red Badger]

Scientists believe a spider could lead to a breakthrough in sexual health after finding a single bite can cause a four hour erection.

Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia believe the venom of the Brazilian wandering spider could lead to a new cure for erectile dysfunction. Dr Kenia Nunes, a physiologist at the college, said it works in a different way to Viagra, reports the Daily Mail, "This is good because we know that some patients don't respond to the conventional therapy. This could be an optional treatment for them," she said.

Her study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, involved experiments using hypertensive rats with severe erectile dysfunction. "The toxin was able to normalise the erectile dysfunction in these animals," said Dr Nunes.

However, further research is required. Other side-effects can include loss of muscle control, severe pain, difficulty breathing and death. Dr Nunes added: "The venom of the Phoneutria nigriventer spider is a very rich mixture of several molecules."These molecules are called toxins, and then we have various toxins in this venom with different activity."Because of this, when a human is bitten by this spider, we can observe many different symptoms including priapism, a condition in which the penis is continually erect."

[bert]

-——Phoneutria Nigriventer——

Phoneutria nigriventer

Genus (P) is capitalized, species (n) is not

[Titan Magroyne]

FTA: Her study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, involved experiments using hypertensive rats with severe erectile dysfunction. "The toxin was able to normalise the erectile dysfunction in these animals," said Dr Nunes. Great. Biology comes up with rat population control and somebody figures out how to grow a better rat ...beep!

[Titan Magroyne]

"Maybe I am just different from most guys, but I do not want a 4 hour erection."

Maybe I am just different from most gals, but I do not want a 4 hour erection, either.

Quality over quantity!

Reference post #100, you know there's some smart aleck in a corner somewhere saying, "Yeah, I gotcher poll pole right here!"

[verga]

I wonder when Spider-Man 4 is coming out?Are you saying Spiderman is gay?

[Titan Magroyne]

>>>”Body piercing. Meh.”

You is one sick puppy. LOL!

[Salamander]

“Reference post #100, you know there’s some smart aleck in a corner somewhere saying, “Yeah, I gotcher poll pole right here!” “

Oh, heavens no.

I’m sure that’s not crossed anybody’s mind on this thread at *all*.

;D

[Slings and Arrows]

You is one sick puppy.

Yep! :^D

[Slings and Arrows]

I’m not sure I see the downside.

[TheOldLady]

You want to go out with a bang?

[Daffynition]

[Titan Magroyne]

OK, so to make sure you don't reuse a spider you recently "exhausted," do you house them in a days-of-the-week pillbox?

Inquiring minds wanna know.

Not that, you know, I'm implying anything.

*cough*

[Safrguns]

>>> Are you saying Spiderman is gay?

No... I was picturing Spiderman swinging through the metropolis after being bitten by one of THESE spiders.

[Crcl1]

I know an ex-hippie brunette that was 5’10, 140 lbs. She caused the same effect.

[Crcl1]

know=knew

[Slings and Arrows]

[duckbutt]

OK —the title of this one just screamed “read me!” —the comments have been hilarious.....

[mikrofon]

Then there are the varieties that have the diametrically opposite effect:

[SunkenCiv]

This will need to be researched; as a control, different spider species will be used on some of the volunteers.

[Nowhere Man]

LOL!... Spidey Sense Tingling!... wish I’d thought of that.

Thanks! BTW, that's what I thought right away when I saw this. B-)