Sexbolt Saturday: Is the Female Equivalent of Viagra on Its Way?
January 5, 2008 by Liberty Kontranowski
Filed under FDA, Health, Medicine, Relationships, Sex, Sexbolt Saturday, Treatment, Your Body
Step aside, Viagra. Science is getting ever-closer to a version just for the ladies. LibiGel, a testosterone-laden ointment which is intended to boost the libidos of women, will be tested at the University of Virginia (among 99 other institutions) in coming months. Fantastic news, considering hypoactive sexual desire disorder (lack of sexual interest) affects about one-third of American women.
If the FDA approves this potentially-miraculous drug, LibiGel’s manufacturer, BioSante Pharmaceuticals Inc., intends to offer the drug to any woman suffering from a low sex drive. At this point, however, only study participants with the following distinctions are eligible:
- Must be between the ages of 30 and 65
- Must have had both ovaries surgically removed
- Must be taking an estrogen supplement
- Must be concerned with lack of libido
The presence of ovariectomies (removal of ovaries, also known as surgical menopause) in study participants is important since the missing ovaries can cut testosterone production in women roughly in half. Testosterone is key for optimal sexual function in both men and women.
Packaged in a pump bottle, LibiGel is intended to be rubbed into the skin of a woman’s upper arm where, over the next 24 hours, the testosterone in the gel infiltrates her bloodstream, boosting both her energy and libido.
The best news of all? During its second-phase of clinical trials, LibiGel boasted a 283 percent increase in satisfying sex for women using the drug.
Thanks, BioSante Pharmaceuticals, for bringing LibiGel into our world. With the plethora of choices available for men, and the total lack of options for women, it’s high time the girls get a little love, too. Looking forward to hearing of an FDA approval.
I think this product looks wonderful. Why wasn’t it out sooner? It’s funny how there are so many products offered to men and not to women; like how freezing sperm is very common but not too many women think about freezing their eggs.
In my travels, I found a company called Extend Fertility http://www.extendfertility.com. Their website has an informative and empowering outlook of women and their choices when it comes to their reproductive health.
Can’t wait for LibiGel to hit the market. The marketing will oversell it but I’m waiting for a try. I have an information website called femininereview and love to find articles like this one over the internet. BTW, BioSante just merged with another pharma company.