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The way I read it, the study made clear that our understanding of women’s sexual arousal — and the condition known as female sexual arousal disorder, or FSAD — remains so limited that a Viagra-like discovery isn’t in the immediate offing.
Researchers at Pfizer — the company that makes Viagra — used anesthetized rabbits (which, as it happens, are commonly used in studying female sexual physiology — more on that in a minute) to a.) learn whether electrical stimulation of the pelvic nerve would lead to engorgement of the female genitals and b.) whether an experimental drug would alter that response. Yes, that nerve stimulation did lead to increased blood flow to the genitals — a phenomenon associated with sexual arousal — and, yes, the drug did enhance the effect. The drug did not itself cause arousal in the absence of nerve stimulation.buy cheap kamagra jelly, kamagra jelly online, cheap kamagra tablets
The press release announcing the study features this rousing quote from the study’s lead author Chris Wayman:
“While the particular chemical compound studied in this research did not prove appropriate for further development, the implications of the research could lead to the development of a product in future, although Pfizer has no current plans to develop medicines for FSAD.”buy cheap kamagra jelly, kamagra jelly online, cheap kamagra tablets
And the study itself, in acknowledging its limitations, notes that
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Does that sound to you as though female Viagra’s coming soon?
A commentary accompanying the study acknowledges that while the research yielded valuable information about how women’s bodies behave, other factors affecting female sexual arousal — including the role of desire or lack thereof — remain poorly understood. The good news is that the study showed that such a drug can be targeted to the genitals (hence no rise in blood pressure) and thus would probably be safe to use.buy cheap kamagra jelly, kamagra jelly online, cheap kamagra tablets
As Diana Hoppe notes in her new book “Healthy Sex Drive, Healthy You,” women’s sexual response involves more than mere physiology. Restoring healthy sexual response for the many women who suffer arousal dysfunction — according to the press release, that’s about 40 percent of us — will likely require much more than a pill that makes a certain part of the body swell.buy cheap kamagra jelly, kamagra jelly online, cheap kamagra tablets
It’s worth noting that Viagra’s salubrious effect on men was discovered by accident: When that drug was being tested as a treatment for angina, men in the study reported getting better erections when they took the pill. (So much for treating angina!)buy cheap kamagra jelly, kamagra jelly online, cheap kamagra tablets
Let’s hope for a similar breakthrough for women one of these days. But I’m not holding my breath.