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Revision as of 19:01, 26 October 2009
ExtenZe is an herbal nutritional supplement claimed to promote "natural male enhancement", which suggests a euphemism for penis enlargement.[1] However, television commercials make few definitive claims, employing suggestion and euphemism or promising a "better" or "more fun" sexual experience. Purveyor websites make several more detailed claims, including acquiring a "larger penis". There, enlarging effects are described as "temporary," synonymous with erections. Marketing may thus seem to be both oriented to erectile dysfunction, and to attracting more naive purchasers seeking permanent enlargement of the penis. Early infomercials for the ExtenZe pill featured a studio audience and porn star Ron "The Hedgehog" Jeremy.[2]
In 2006 ExtenZe agreed to pay the Orange County, California district attorney’s office $300,000 in civil penalties for unfair business practices and false advertising. Susan Kang Schroeder of the DA office said the company couldn’t back up its claim that the pills caused users’ penises to grow 27%. After several customers in Laguna Beach, California complained to the Better Business Bureau that ExtenZe was making them sick, the district attorney investigated. Investigations revealed that ExtenZe’s lead content was beyond the legal limits.[1]
In discussing a similar "male enhancement" product, Dr. Ira Sharlip, a spokesman for the American Urological Association, said "There is no such thing as a penis pill that works. These are all things that are sold for profit. There's no science or substance behind them."[3]
Manufacture
The product is manufactured by Dish Direct Incorporated, AKA Maximizer Health Products Incorporated.[1]
Ingredients
- Zinc (as Zinc Oxide) 25 mg
- Micronized DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone) 50 mg
- Pregnenolone (3B-hydroxypregn-5-en-10-one) 10 mg
- Folate (Folic Acid) 400 mcg
- Extenze Bio-Enhancement Support 25 mg:
- Black Pepper (seed)
- Piper longum (seed)
- Ginger (root)
- ExtenZe Sexual Response Enhancement Support 600 mg:
- Yohimbine Extract (bark) Provides 12.5 mg Yohimbe alkaloids
- Tribulus terrestris Extract (aerial part and fruit) Provides 50 mg furansterol
- Korean Ginseng Extract (root) Standardized to 10% gensenosides
- Cridium Monnier (sic) (seed) (probably Cnidium)
- Eleutherococcus Extract (root) Standardized to .8% eleuthrosides
- Xanthroparmelia scarbosa (sic) (aerial part) (possibly Xanthoparmelia Scabrosa)
- Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - GABA
- Velvet Deer Antler
- Horny Goat Weed (leaf)
- Damiana (leaf)
- Muira puama Extract (Stem)
- Pumpkin (Seed)
- Stinging Nettle (Root)
- Astragalus (Root)
- Licorice Extract (Root)
- L-Arginine Hydrochloride
- Ho shou wu Extract (Root),
- Hops (Strobile) Extract (Blossom),
- Boron (As Chelate)
The first three ingredients, Zinc, Pregnenolone, and DHEA are supplements generally available at significantly lower prices than ExtenZe without prescription, and are known to sometimes positively affect male libido if low levels preexist. Overdosages carry health risks. DHEA and Pregnenolone are steroids. DHEA is a neurosteroid. Several of the herbal ingredients are included in only very low quantities in comparison with other supplement products.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Haldane, David (2006). "Enhancement Marketer Is Fined for False Advertising". Los Angeles Times.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Ahrens, Frank (2004). "Miracle Infomercials TV's Hard Sells Are a $256 Billion Business". Washington Post.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|month=ignored (help) - ^ Enzyte: A Pill For Men Who Think Size Matters, Baltimore Sun
External links
- Better Business Bureau of the Southland report on Maximizer Health Products
- Electronic Retailing Association inquiry into Maximizer Health Products
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