Flibanserin Failure: Female Viagra Drug Disappoints

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France captain Patrice Evra claims that coach Raymond Domenech dropped him from the squad for "no valid reason'' and denied him the chance to apologise to the French public by reading out the players' statement himself.
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Soodegextmoug of AL 1:22AM June 23, 2010

to put the statics quote in perspective, perhaps the timeframe for the figures should modified to the previous 5 years or so. i remember the time when "unisex" was marketed to everyone. now, specialty products are marketed, as specialty figures on results for new products.
i see an abundance of commercials for people to stop smoking, but most insurance companies do not cover the stop smoking aids. there are no men's birth control pills, but there are many new womens birth control aids that must be prescribed. second, there are libido or physical enhancements for men available by prescription that are not available to men.
if both men and women had covered help to avoid all "bad health habits" , perhaps our natural instincts would improve one of the most satifying experiences in one's life.

cm caudle of MS 4:01PM June 20, 2010

that there won't be any ads on the TV every fifteen minutes urging all women to "ask their doctors" about getting their libido boosted?
A female viagra might be a fine thing for some folks. But before the FDA discovers one, pray that your legislators and courts will muster the sense known in almost all other nations: Outlaw the direct-to-consumer advertising of ALL prescription drugs.
On a personal level, some men "might" be able to help their wives with libido by going ahead and getting that vasectomy.

Muser of NM 11:23AM June 19, 2010

@womeninamerica
sure i believe that you've experienced it , just as i have since i was a little boy.
but i don't know where you get your stats from... there is NO wage gap.
and infact women are the majority of the workforce now , and upper managament.
yeah yeah yeah..you believe in equality for men and women.. that is why your
name is "women in america"huh? it has NEVER been men against women in this country it has been tyrannical government against all of us.
workplace death and injury
Men - 98%
women - 2%
SUICIDES
men - 80%
women 20%
War dead
men 80%
war drafting
men 100%
HEALTH RESEARCH FUNDING for gender specific
women 70%
men 30%
should i go on?
if you really cared about equality , start talking about the glass floor
instead of the glass ceiling.. if men really ARE at the top , then they are ALSO
at the bottom , most of us are.
while you spout your feminist hate on a computer and internet MEN invented.
in a house built by MEN , with plumbing/electricity made by MEN .

damien of AK 8:32AM June 18, 2010

Govt acted as a rubber stamp to approve BP drilling hole in deep ocean. Now FDA will approve this for drilling hole in women - make women more like prostitutes - is there any sense for natural sex drive? When is the world going? STOP THIS NONSENSE. We now will have prime time commercials filled with Viagara and Fla.....

Nature Believer of CA 12:48AM June 18, 2010

Churches say children are blessings, but unwanted conception is torture. If it comes from rape or incest, the fetus is disgusting. The fathers' acts prove they carry harmful traits that should never be carried forward in the gene pool. Many spouses are mismatched because of "going steady" in high school, so a wife may be stuck with a man with chronic premature ejaculation. Lacking experience of sex with others, she went ahead with the marriage. The religious ban on premarital sex causes much misery. As for the unemployment problem: I blame Ban-Abortion churches for forcing women to bear ongoing going generations of church benefactors to replace those who die or lose faith. Pro-LIfers told people not to "murder millions of innocent babies." So instead of beibg aborted, millions of conceptions lived. In their great numbers they're out of school, competing with parents & siblings for work. In l973, Roe made the civil government stop enforcing church law banning abortion. Each mating held threat of another baby & l8 more years of childcare. So--- Bye Bye Libido.

auradawn veirs of CA 7:34PM June 17, 2010

Horny or not, placebo or not, if it helps increase wifey's sex desire at least 1% I'll be ecstatic. You say libido, I say libardo, I don't care how it works. Do you think the new product can be purchased in bulk? In fact, me and my sweetheart are starting a libido cash saving's fund. Guess where we plan to stash the money. That's right. You guessed it. Right under the mattress.

Woody of MA 6:36PM June 17, 2010

I can't believe how intentionally inept the drug companies are! Theirs is a history of hiding the patent numbers for so many cures including cancer aids and low libido in women. All you have to do is Google patent number for the cure for cancer and aids. As for libido everyone should know that testosterone is the hormone linked to desire and it most definately works without side effects when compounded right by a capable pharmacist. It comes in a cream that you rub on your skin of your inner arm. It is absolutely amazing how much we are missing. I'm sorry to hear viagra doesn't work for the men in the way that it should but blood tests and testosterone regulation is essential for men with lowered levels of testosterone which males depend upon for everything including muscle health, heart health, and prostate health. Replacement therapy also has the added bonus of recaptured desire. Therefore it's not only worth it but vital to prevent chronic diseases. One thing to note that is vital; if these guys are pushing something that has mixed results already, watch how they will try and brain wash people into taking it if it is approved, then look at the history of the pharmaceutical industry in the research of Dr. Gary Null. It is our own fault that we did not get proactive a long time ago about what the Medical Monopoly was doing with our health and our economy! Do not allow your health or your life to be ruined or ended by those with agendas that are anything but about health. Chronic disease it what the drug pushers love and they know how to start and maintain it. cha ching.

Shoshoni of CA 5:31PM June 17, 2010

@Damien
I guess my reaction to your orginial statement was that you have no idea what I as a women does or does not believe/experience. Just because I have personally experienced both libido issues and seen the glass ceiling doesn't make me bitter just determined. I am not a vicitim nor will I allow you to try to put me in that hateful box you are stuffing all women into. To assume that all women buy into the vicitm mentality is wrong and you really should consider opening your mind. My take on the glass ceiling is to hit it harder. If it stops me i find a proactive way to break it. Always positive never hateful. I will not discriminate against men because they have an advantange in the workplace. I will celebrate their sucesses then work to ensure i'm competing as an equal. Too bad too many people think it has to be men vs women and vice versa. When if fact we are a better workforce/community when we pull together. When I compete I compete against the best regardless of who they are, when i win i cheer, when i lose fair and square i shake the others hand and have pride in my effort, but when I'm not allowed to compete because i don't have a male apendage i take offense. Imagine a world where you got paid more and had more job opportunities because you had a uterus. It would be wrong and I would be the first to say it, but the discussion would be totally different.
And for the record...I do not believe the pharm companies have our best interest at heart. Which is why i combat my libido problems with diet and exercise. It's not a perfect fix but it helps. The other issue that is not explained here is that libido problems are not always from one cause, therefore no one medication or maybe not any will fix it for all.

Diana of CA 1:56PM June 17, 2010

I'm tired of this misnomer. Viagara in men does not enhance libido, it only makes serviceable erections possible when sexual desire is already problem. It is a treatment for sexual dysfunction. If this drug under discussion actually makes women horny, then it is not at all like Viagara (which does NOT have that function in men).

exnyerr of PA 12:21PM June 17, 2010