Jellyfish Causes Prolonged Erections - Viagra Of The Sea

[matcom]

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A RARE type of irukandji jellyfish could be a natural Viagra for men.

Researchers have found an elusive species of the potentially fatal stinger can cause, aside from painful cramps and vomiting, a prolonged erection.

"It's amusing but it's not a laughing matter from a medical point of view," James Cook University PhD student Lisa-ann Gershwin said. "But it's a potentially large discovery from a pharmaceutical point of view."

Ms Gershwin, whose work involves identifying and classifying irukandji jellyfish, said the discovery was first made by Mackay-based stinger expert Dr Peter Fenner in 1998.

She said men who had been stung had experienced prolonged erections, of how long she was unsure, as a symptom of irukandji syndrome.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10210753%255E13762,00.html

[trumad]

1. Who the hell wants a prolonged erection?

I say get it over with so I can get to sleep....

[Bucky]

2. I think I dated her...

"...an elusive species of the potentially fatal stinger can cause, aside from painful cramps and vomiting, a prolonged erection..."

Ah, those good old college days!

[Spinzonner]

3. Don't tell Bob Dole