Way back in 1998, the Food and Drug Administration approved that infamous little blue pill: Viagra. Since then, a bevy of other drugs for male sexual enhancement have appeared on the scene, from Cialis to Levitra. Men who suffered from erectile dysfunction have been able to get their mojo back with the help of a doctor’s prescription and WHAM! Boners for all the men! We sleep a little more soundly at night knowing that our men can get a nice hard cock throughout their lifetimes, but what about the ladies? Women who suffered from sexual dysfunction and loss of libido were left hanging for 17 years… until now! Just last month, the FDA finally pulled through for the ladies and approved what has been hailed as “the female Viagra.”
The little orange pill, flibanserin, from Sprout Pharmaceuticals will be prescribed to women with a condition known as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, which is to say women who are otherwise healthy yet suffer from low or non-existent libido. These are women who want to want to have sex with their partners, but due to chemical imbalances, are not able to spark their own fires. The female Viagra/flibanserin alters the brain’s neurotransmitters that affect sexual desire, and clinical trials showed that the drug was effective in getting women back in the sack.
It should be noted that flibanserin is not exactly a female Viagra. While Viagra works to rush blood to the penis so that a man can establish and maintain an erection, flibanserin works on the sexiest organ of all: the brain!
The FDA’s approval of flibanserin is an important step forward in recognizing the importance of female sexuality. Prior to this, there was nothing but homeopathy and snake oil to help women who wanted their mojo back.
So how stoked are you for ladies to start taking control of their bedrooms with their own female viagra?
