Do we really need a female Viagra drug asks Dr Miriam Stoppard - Miriam Stoppard - Mirror Online
Do we really need a female Viagra drug asks Dr Miriam Stoppard - Miriam Stoppard - Mirror Online
Sex for men is straightforward. Sex for women is complicated. Since time began, sexual norms have been defined by men and taken up by armies of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists – what goes for men must surely go for women too.
Men love Viagra so surely women must love it too? Well, no! And no to a new “female Viagra ” recommended for marketing in the US by the Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA saw fit to do this for Flibanserin to even things up: men have Viagra, women should have one too.
Calling the new drug “the female Viagra” isn’t totally accurate. Viagra treats erectile dysfunction in men. What it does not do is increase their sexual desire. But that’s what Flibanserin claims to do.
Most of us, I reckon, are happy as we are. I’m not sure I believe the Flibanserin story anyway – that it boosts your libido by raising levels of oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine in your brain. That could just make you feel happier, not sexier.
Sex for men is straightforward. Sex for women is complicated. Since time began, sexual norms have been defined by men and taken up by armies of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists – what goes for men must surely go for women too.
Men love Viagra so surely women must love it too? Well, no! And no to a new “female Viagra ” recommended for marketing in the US by the Food and Drug Administration.
The FDA saw fit to do this for Flibanserin to even things up: men have Viagra, women should have one too.
Calling the new drug “the female Viagra” isn’t totally accurate. Viagra treats erectile dysfunction in men. What it does not do is increase their sexual desire. But that’s what Flibanserin claims to do.
Most of us, I reckon, are happy as we are. I’m not sure I believe the Flibanserin story anyway – that it boosts your libido by raising levels of oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine in your brain. That could just make you feel happier, not sexier.
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