“No matter what age, women should be entitled to feel good about their sex lives.” So says noted sexual health expert Dr. Cheryl Kingsberg. According to the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project, a comprehensive survey conducted by the University of Chicago and published in August 2007, nearly half of American women ages fifty-seven to eighty-five have at least one sexual problem. This publication confirmed an earlier one that indicated similar issues in women eighteen to fifty-nine. And yet, while the public is bombarded with ads about male “ED” and its treatment, Viagra and similar products, who’s minding the store when it comes to the other half of the human species!
Valentine's Day brings to mind visions of hearts and roses, boxes of chocolate, and candlelit dinners. Romantic holidays aside, however, the reality is that many women need more than cupid's arrow to get them in the mood.
The P&G testosterone patch designed for women who suffer from Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) has received a great deal of media attention due to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Republican Sen. John McCain resisted being dragged into a discussion last week about insurance companies that will cover erectile dysfunction drugs but not birth control products.
BioSante is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing products for female sexual health, menopause, contraception and male hypogonadism. BioSante’s lead products are LibiGel® (testosterone gel) in development under an SPA, to treat female sexual dysfunction, and ElestrinTM (estradiol gel), FDA approved to treat hot flashes in menopausal women. The company also is developing its calcium phosphate technology (CaP) for novel vaccines, drug delivery systems and aesthetic medicine (BioLookTM).
According to sexual health expert, Sheryl Kingsberg, PhD, baby boomers are more willing to talk about a female sexual dysfunction (FSD) at a cocktail party than with their doctor.
It may be surprising to learn that approximately forty million American women suffer from some type of sexual disorder – the most common being Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), sometimes referred to as low sex drive.
It may be surprising to learn that approximately forty million American women suffer from some type of sexual disorder – the most common being Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD), sometimes referred to as low sex drive.
