A Drug Called Desire, for Women Anyway

A new, non-hormonal drug developed by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals appears to help women increase their sexual desire and satisfaction. The Los Angeles Times reports on the drug, called flibanserin, which stimulates one serotonin receptor in the brain
and blocks a second one. The Times reports that clinical trials with more than 5,000 women found that those receiving the highest dosage had an average of 1.7 satisfying
sexual events each month beyond the baseline level of 2.7 events. Those
receiving the placebo had a 0.8-event increase. The women also scored
significantly higher on measures of sexual desire and significantly
lower on scales measuring distress related to their sexual functioning,

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