Norwegian penis ring 'can help impotent men'

The Norwegian inventors of a battery-operated penis ring say it can help cure impotence.

Electrical engineer Birger Orten says the thin, battery driven ring which can be drawn on to the penis should produce the same effect as potency stimulating pills.

Mr Orten says his invention is comprised of a narrow, thin ring with "advanced energy transferral" that is placed at the root of the penis.

Mr Orten says the machine has no side effects, needs no prescription and works immediately. It can also be mounted inside a condom.

Urology specialist Einar Christiansen has attended tests of the product on 28 men suffering from mild impotence and found that the ring had a markedly positive effect on 60 percent of them.

Mr Christiansen told Aftenposten: "The tests were carried out in a laboratory with electrical wires coupled to various apparatus, so I would assume the effect would be greater at home or other circumstances."

The ring will complete testing next year and should be on sale in a year's time.

Andrologist Ken Purvis says the ring can be an important tool to reduce medical impotence.

"There will always be a group of men who will not have another option, either they will be unable to use Viagra or they will not be able to have injections," Mr Purvis says.

"I don't see this as a sex toy. I think this can be a clear alternative for men and women with sexual problems, and I welcome it."

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I would have thought mild impotence in Norway was more linked to the cold than one's libido. Besides when my wife "shocks" me by telling me how much money she has spent it has the opposite effect.

I wonder if it also comes with a 220/110vac adaptor and long extension cord?

(With my luck, when needed, the batteries would be dead and all the stores closed.)

Buy a set of re-charge batteries