Men from Yorkshire take more pills to help with bedroom problems than anywhere else in Britain.
Data showing NHS spending on drugs for erectile dysfunction reveals the top three areas are in the county.
Topping the list was Doncaster, with Bradford in second and Rotherham third. But the figures also show of the 135 health areas, Hounslow and Hillingdon in West London and the wealthy counties of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire have the lowest spend.
Experts have found erectile dysfunction is linked to deprivation, with a study by the University of Birmingham and Warwick Business School showing GPs in the poorest areas issued 21% more prescriptions than those in the wealthiest.
Co-author Dr Vibhu Paudyal said: “Risk factors for erectile dysfunction, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and mental health conditions, are more prevalent in areas of deprivation.”
The East Riding of Yorkshire and Barnsley were other Yorkshire areas in the top 10 list.
Prescriptions nationally have been steadily rising – up 400,000 in five years to 4.4 million last year.
The most popular of the drugs prescribed was Sildenafil, the generic name of Viagra, which works by increasing blood flow.
