REVEALED: Exact locations in the UK where the MOST and LEAST Viagra gets used...
so where does your area stand? READ MORE: Experts call 'safe sex' lessons for over-50s after soaring STI rates By John Ely Deputy Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 09:46, 27 May 2024 | Updated: 10:12, 27 May 2024 e-mail 10 View comments Men in Yorkshire are the most likely in England to need a bit of assistance in the bedroom, NHS data suggest. Official data shows nearly 3.5 per cent of men in the East Riding were prescribed Viagra, also known by its generic name sildenafil, in 2023.
This was followed by men in Northumberland and Dorset who each came second and third for prescription rates of the erectile dysfunction drug at around 3.2 per cent each. The Yorkshire region appears to be particularly hard-hit by impotency with its cities and towns Rotherham, Barnsley, Harrogate, Scarborough and Whitby, featuring in the top 10 areas for Viagra prescriptions.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, men in Leicester City appeared to be the least likely to need help from the little blue pill to maintain an erection, with a prescription rate of only 1.6 per cent. Official data shows nearly 3.
5 per cent of men in the East Riding were prescribed Viagra, also known by its generic name sildenafil, in 2023 (stock image) Where men were most likely to be prescribed Viagra East Riding of Yorkshire: 3.406 per cent Northumberland: 3.227 per cent Dorset: 3.
207 per cent Fylde and Wyre: 3.170 per cent Bassetlaw: 3.