A drug that failed the test as an antidepressant could find a new use as the female "Viagra", say scientists.
The drug, flibanserin, had a disappointing effect on mood but did wonders for women's flagging sex drive, researchers found. Results from a series of clinical trials showed "significant improvements" in a number of measures of libido among women who had lost interest in sex. Women taking 100 milligrams of flibanserin once a day reported greater numbers of "satisfactory sexual encounters", higher levels of sexual desire, and reduced stress associated with sexual problems. Professor John Thorp, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US, who led the research, said: "Flibanserin was a poor antidepressant. However, astute observers noted that it increased libido in laboratory animals and human subjects. "So, we conducted multiple clinical trials and the women in our studies who took it for hypoactive sexual desire disorder reported significant improvements in sexual desire and satisfactory sexual experiences. "It's essentially a Viagra-like drug for women in that diminished desire or libido is the most common feminine sexual problem, like erectile dysfunction is in men."
"It's essentially a Viagra-like drug for women in that diminished desire or libido is the most common feminine sexual problem, like erectile dysfunction is in men."
I reckon that panting, flatulent and flabby blokes who skip foreplay and have gone from limp to rolled over and gone to sleep in less than five minutes that are a bigger cause!
"It's essentially a Viagra-like drug for women in that diminished desire or libido is the most common feminine sexual problem, like erectile dysfunction is in men."I reckon that panting, flatulent and flabby blokes who skip foreplay and have gone fro