When Can You Get The Female Viagra?
Testosterone in the sex patch for women may not be safe, regulators say.
I have come to pump you up!
Will older women finally be able to take a testosterone-laden sex patch, the female equivalent of Viagra?
Only in Europe, as the sex patch Intrinsa may not be available in the U.S. for some time, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Procter & Gamble has sought approval for the female sex patch since 1999, but regulators are concerned that the increased amount of testosterone could up an older woman's cancer risk. That's terrible news for women looking for lovin' and frustrated by advances in men's sexual health.
On Wednesday, P&G published a report announcing the testosterone patch showed a "modest but meaningful" upsurge in lackluster libido. Women who slapped a sex patch on their bellies reported two additional sexual encounters each month -- as well as increased self-image, a pumped-up desire and orgasms.
But the cancer risks concern the medical community. According to Reuters, "breast cancer was diagnosed in four of the 534 women in the two treatment groups, but none of the 277 placebo recipients." However, one researcher on the study explained "in any two-year study of that many women, some volunteers are likely to develop breast cancer... In two of those cases, she said the cancers were clearly growing before the study began and previous tests of the patches have not uncovered a link."
There is one other problem for ladies taking all that testosterone -- extra hair growth. Hopefully not on anyone's chest!
Would older women be willing to take the perceived cancer risk -- and the extra hair growth -- to recharge their libido? Women, please weigh-in in our comments section below.
Discussion
ok, used the patch. My GYN gave me RX for it after surgically induced menopause at 27 y/o. There was slight increase in the intensity of orgasms. However, the weight gain, acne, and increased hair (mustache) was not acceptable. Along with the increase of any CA, I decided that the slight additional benefits were NOT worth it. Come on MEDICAL ADVANCEMENT, get with it and put women at the top of your priority list!!!
I know its a tad-bit ignorant because there is clearly science to back this stuff up, but I just do not believe in the patch. It freaks me out that a sticker can be as effective as hormones/medication taken orally, and it freaks me out even more to think that other sticky things that touch your skin could be equally effective.
