Sunday, April 25, 2010
Quest for "Female Viagra" Continues
Salon.com: The quest for the perfect female orgasm, by Tracy Clark-Flory:
Is a "lady Viagra" on the horizon? And if so, would that be a good thing?
Last week, the media was worked into a breathless frenzy over the potential discovery of a "female Viagra." The results of a new study showed that a prototype drug made by Pfizer, the maker of Viagra, successfully increased blood flow to the genitals -- of female rabbits. That was all it took for news outlets to trumpet the imminent arrival of a sex drug for the ladies.
It was a bit of a déjà vu moment. In the past decade, there have been countless reports that the cure to female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD) -- an umbrella term that can sound awfully reminiscent of the hoary concept of female "frigidity" -- was right around the corner. . . .
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/reproductive_rights/2010/04/the-quest-for-female-viagra-continues.html