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Female Sexuality/Sexual Arousal Disorder
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Menopause pill may boost sex life - USATODAY.com, 12/20/11 -
"This is the
first evidence that low doses of DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone), a hormone
secreted by the adrenal glands, can help sexual function as well as menopausal
symptoms ... women taking DHEA had a statistically significant increase in
sexual interest and activity, with similar results for women in the HRT group.
Sexual activity was also higher among the women taking tiboline, but the
increase was not statistically significant" - See
DHEA products at iHerb
 .
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Unhealthy lifestyle is associated with sexual dysfunction - Science Daily,
7/6/11 - "A new study published in The Journal of Sexual
Medicine reveals that several unhealthy lifestyle factors, such as weight
problems, physical inactivity, high alcohol consumption, tobacco smoking, and
hard drugs are associated with sexual dysfunctions in men. Additionally, an
unhealthy lifestyle is more common in persons who are sexually inactive ...
Among those who had a sexual partner, risk of experiencing sexual dysfunction
was greater in men who lead unhealthy lives by 71% in those with substantially
increased waist circumference and more than 800% in men using hard drugs. Women
who used hashish had almost 3 times increased risk of anorgasmia (difficulties
or inability to reach climax during sexual activity with a partner) compared to
non-users"
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Role of
androgens in women's sexual dysfunction - Menopause. 2010 Jun 8 -
"Significantly lower levels of two precursor hormones,
dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate and androstene-3beta,17beta-diol, were found in
women with sexual dysfunction ... Although the significance of the former awaits
further study, androgen deficiency in women with HSDD was not confirmed. Given
the unknown long-term effects of testosterone supplementation, women receiving
testosterone therapy should be informed that a deficit of testosterone activity
in women with HSDD has not been identified" - See
DHEA products at iHerb.
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Intravaginal dehydroepiandrosterone (Prasterone), the physiological and a
highly efficient treatment of vaginal atrophy - Menopause. 2009 May 8 -
"All three doses (0.25%, 0.5%, and 1.0%) of DHEA
ovules applied daily intravaginally induced a highly significant beneficial
change in the percentage of vaginal parabasal and superficial cells and pH
as well as in the most bothersome symptom at 2 weeks. At the standard
12-week time interval, 0.5% DHEA caused a 45.9 +/- 5.31 (P < 0.0001 vs
placebo) decrease in the percentage of parabasal cells, a 6.8 +/- 1.29% (P <
0.0001) increase in superficial cells, a 1.3 +/- 0.13 unit (P < 0.0001)
decrease in vaginal pH, and a 1.5 +/- 0.14 score unit (P < 0.0001) decrease
in the severity of the most bothersome symptom. Similar changes were seen on
vaginal secretions, color, epithelial surface thickness, and epithelial
integrity. Comparable effects were observed at the 0.25% and 1.0% DHEA doses
... Local Prasterone, through local androgen and estrogen formation, causes
a rapid and efficient reversal of all the symptoms and signs of vaginal
atrophy with no or minimal changes in serum steroids, which remain well
within the normal postmenopausal range. This approach avoids the fear of
systemic effects common to all presently available estrogen formulations and
adds a novel physiological androgenic component to therapy"
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Serum
steroid levels during 12-week intravaginal dehydroepiandrosterone
administration - Menopause. 2009 May 8 - "The
present data show that local daily intravaginal DHEA administration at DHEA
doses of 3.25-13 mg was able to rapidly and efficiently achieve correction
of all the signs and symptoms of vaginal atrophy and improve sexual function
and caused no or minimal changes in serum sex steroid levels, which all
remain within the normal postmenopausal range, thus avoiding the risks of
all estrogen formulations"
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Efficacy
and safety of low-dose regimens of conjugated estrogens cream administered
vaginally - Menopause. 2009 May 8 - "At week 12,
improvements in VMI with daily and twice-weekly use of low-dose CE cream
(27.9% and 25.8%, respectively) were significantly greater compared with
placebo (3.0% and 1.0%, respectively; P < 0.001). Improvements in vaginal pH
with daily and twice-weekly CE cream (-1.6 for both) were also significantly
greater relative to placebo (-0.4 and -0.3, respectively; P < 0.001). VMI
and vaginal pH responses were sustained through 52 weeks. Both CE cream
regimens significantly reduced most bothersome symptom scores compared with
placebo (P </= 0.001), including those for dyspareunia (P </= 0.01). There
was no report of endometrial hyperplasia or carcinoma. Adverse events
occurred with similar frequency among the active and placebo groups during
the double-blind phase"
- Menopause
tied to sexual dysfunction - MSNBC, 4/9/07 -
"Women who have particularly low
levels of the hormone DHEA during menopause may be more likely to have
sexual dysfunction ... Women with relatively low blood levels of the hormone
were 59 percent more likely to report sexual problems than those with high
levels"
- Sex Drive Need a
Tune-Up? - Dr. Weil, 9/25/06
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DHEA Sulphate Levels May Signify Low Libido - Doctor's Guide, 6/18/04
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Hormone Linked to Low Sex Drive in Women - HealthDay, 6/16/04 -
"this study has shown low testosterone bears no relationship to low libido in women under 45 years of age. We found
a strong relationship between the low scores for desire, arousal and responsiveness and low DHEA levels in women under 45" - See
iHerb
 or
Vitacost
DHEA products.
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Why
Aging Women Need Testosterone - Life Extension Magazine, 4/04 -
"Controlled studies show that slightly increasing testosterone levels in aging women restores sexual drive, arousal, and frequency of sexual fantasies. In fact, low testosterone levels in
women of all ages seem to suppress libido and cause sexual dysfunction. Restoring youthful testosterone in women has been shown to improve mood and well being, and to provide many other health-enhancing benefits"
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Exercise Improves Libido in Menopausal Women - Clinical Psychiatry News, 12/03
- Low-Dose DHEA Increases Androgen, Estrogen Levels in Menopause - Medscape, 12/12/03 -
"Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone plasma levels, and plasma E1 and E2 levels increased
significantly and progressively in both groups ... Cortisol F plasma levels progressively decreased throughout the study. Both groups also experienced significantly reduced LH and FSH plasma levels. GH and IGF-1 levels significantly increased in both groups. Supplementation did not
induce changes in endometrial thickness ... These data support and confirm that DHEA
must be considered a valid compound and drug for [hormone therapy] in
postmenopausal women and not just a 'dietary supplement" - See
iHerb or
Vitacost
DHEA products.
- Red Clover Extract Helps Vaginal Dryness - WebMD, 7/9/03
- Oil [Zestra] May Help Women With Arousal Problems - WebMD, 1/30/03
- "Women with FSAD reported satisfaction with sexual arousal less than
one-third of the time while using the placebo oil, but 85% of the time with Zestra" - See Zestra at Zestra at drugstore.com
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Stress, Cortisol and Health - Supplement Watch Newsletter, 10/02 -
"several lines of evidence have converged to solidify the concept that
stress makes us fat (because of cortisol), thins our bones (because of cortisol), shrinks our brains (because of cortisol), suppresses our immune system (because of cortisol), saps our energy levels (because of cortisol), and kills our sex drive (because of cortisol) ... Take a daily
multivitamin/multi-mineral supplement - because calcium, magnesium, vitamin C and B-complex vitamins are needed for a proper stress response ... Chief among the supplements with documented
cortisol-controlling effects are Phosphatidylserine, Beta-sitosterol, Magnolia bark, Theanine, Epimedium, Ashwagandha and
Passionflower"
- Sexual Enhancement Supplements (Including L-arginine, Yohimbe, and Epimedium (Horny Goat Weed)) review - ConsumerLab.com, 9/24/02 -
"In a four-week, double-blind study, 77 women
with decreased libido were given either the combination product (ArginMax) or placebo. As expected, a high percentage of participants taking placebo showed improvement. However, participants taking the product showed statistically greater improvement such as increased reported sexual
desire level in 71% of participants given the treatment vs. 42% in the placebo group" - See Drugstore.com/GNC ArginMax products.
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Possible
treatment for female sexual dysfunction - Life Extension Foundation, 9/01
- The Effects of L-Arginine and Yohimbine on Sexual Arousal in Postmenopausal Women with FSAD - University of Texas at Austin Dept. of Psychiatry
- Nutritional Supplement [Arginmax] Reported to Improve Women's Sexual Function - Medscape, 6/8/01
- Study: Supplement Can Help Take the 'Dys' Out of Female Sexual Dysfunction, Researchers Promote Idea of 'Sexual Wellness' - WebMD, 6/5/01 -
"ArginMax -- a dietary
cocktail consisting of ginseng, ginkgo, B vitamins, calcium, folic acid, and other vitamins and minerals -- is being heralded as one component of a lifestyle that improves sexual performance and helps prevent problems associated with intimacy"
- Women and Sex Drive - Life Enhancement Magazine, 12/99
CME:
General Information:
- Prescription therapies for low sex drive
 - drugstore.com
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Female Sexual Dysfunction - American Academy of Family Physicians
- Female Sexual Dysfunction - emedicine.com
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Female Sexual Dysfunction - FamilyDoctor.org
- Midlife Sexuality - Intelihealth
- Are there any prescription therapies for low sex drive?
- drugstore.com ask the pharmacist.
- Decreased Libido in Female Patients - Medscape, 1/27/04
- Female Sexual Dysfunction, Thyroid Trouble May Be to Blame - WebMD, 3/21/02 -
"she has seen no published studies evaluating the frequency of
thyroid disease in women with sexual dysfunction issues ... But, with the exception of sexual issues related to menopause, I see it more often than anything else in my female patients"
- Treatments for sexual disfunction
 - Medifocus.com
Other News:
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Sexual
Satisfaction in Women Increases With Age - Science Daily, 1/3/12
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'Female Viagra' May Treat Low Sexual Desire - WebMD, 5/18/10 -
"Flibanserin, an antidepressant-like drug, makes sex
more satisfying for some premenopausal women distressed over their low sexual
desire"
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Towards
treating female sexual dysfunction: Research reveals secrets of female sexual
arousal - Science Daily, 4/13/10
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Women: 4 Ways to Boost Your Sexual Life Expectancy - On Women - U.S. News,
3/10/10
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Drug May Boost Women's Sexual Desire - WebMD, 11/19/09
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Flibanserin Drug: Will 'Female Viagra' Boost Sex Drive? - Time Magazine,
11/18/09 - "Whether or not the FDA approves flibanserin
to treat women's libidos, the German company's trial results have reignited a
decade-long debate over the merit of the HSDD diagnosis — the most commonly
diagnosed female sexual dysfunction"
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Drug Shown to Kindle Female
Sex Drive - Medscape, 11/16/09
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Viagra
for women? Drug developed as antidepressant effective in treating low libido
- Science Daily, 11/16/09
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Male
Impotence Drugs Show Promise For Treating Female Sexual Disorders, Study
Suggests - Science Daily, 4/17/09
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Statin
study: Lower cholesterol, diminished joy of sex linked - USA Today, 3/5/09 -
"In the study, sexual pleasure sank along with LDL
levels ... Some studies have found that statins improve sexual function,
probably because the pills can improve blood flow to the genital area, Golomb
says. But she says the drugs also may reduce Coenzyme Q10, a nutrient that helps
cells convert oxygen, blood and glucose into energy. "Orgasm is a high-energy
activity," so losing the nutrient could weaken sexual pleasure, she says"
- See
Jarrow Ubiquinol at iHerb.
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Thumbs
Down For New Testosterone Patch To Boost Women's Sex Drive - Science Daily,
3/2/09 - "The published evidence so far is based on
highly selected women and only shows small improvements in sexual parameters and
large placebo responses"
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Top
Cause Of Painful Sex Uncovered - Science Daily, 11/9/07
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Is the metabolic syndrome a risk factor for female sexual dysfunction in
sexually active women? - Int J Impot Res. 2007 Sep 20 -
"In premenopausal women, the MS was an independent risk
factor for impaired sexual desire (P=0.03) with an age-adjusted odds ratio of
3.3 (95% confidence interval: 1.5-7.3). In premenopausal female sexual life, the
MS represents an independent role via its correlation to impaired desire"
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Sex Boost From Late Hormone Therapy - WebMD, 9/24/07 -
"Hormone therapy did not help the women's memory ... The
level of sexual interest reported by women on hormone therapy increased 44%"
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Testosterone Patch Benefits Women With Low Sexual Desire - Science Daily,
8/14/07 - "A total of 132 participants from the 2 trials
were interviewed after a 6-month treatment period regarding their experience
with the treatment. Results revealed a significant increase in frequency of
satisfying sexual activity and sexual desire based on women experiencing the
treatment as beneficial. Those women had an average increase in sexual activity
of 4.4 times per 4 weeks. In contrast, women who did not experience a benefit
had only a 0.5 increase in activity per 4 weeks"
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Hypertension Tied to Sexual Dysfunction in Women - Clinical Psychiatry News,
11/06
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Testosterone patch for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in
naturally menopausal women: results from the INTIMATE NM1 Study - Menopause.
2006 Sep-Oct;13(5):770-9 - "Testosterone
patch treatment increased the frequency of satisfying sexual activity and sexual
desire, decreased personal distress, and was well tolerated in naturally
menopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder"
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How
Effective is Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Premenopausal Women with Severe
Androgen Deficiency? - Medscape, 10/2/06 -
"Beneficial effects of testosterone on
mood (P = 0.029) and sexual functioning (P = 0.044) were observed. There was
also a marked improvement in the general health and quality of life of patients
receiving testosterone, although changes in cognition were limited. Women
receiving testosterone had a 6% mean increase in total cholesterol levels when
compared with those receiving placebo"
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Heart
Drug for Female Sexual Disorder? - WebMD, 7/24/06
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Female Sexual Dysfunction Found in Almost 40% of Women - Doctor's Guide,
5/29/06 - "Despite the 40% overall
prevalence of sexual dysfunction in the study, only 13.4% of the women reported
being dissatisfied with their sex lives, while 25% said they were satisfied or
neutral about their sex life despite their symptoms of sexual dysfunction"
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Blood
Pressure and Women's Sex Drive - WebMD, 5/19/06 -
"women with high blood pressure were
twice as likely to experience sexual dysfunction compared with their
counterparts who had normal blood pressure"
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Testosterone
Patch Helpful for Women With Androgen Deficiency and Hypopituitarism -
Medscape, 5/15/06 - "Bone density
increased in the hip and radius in the testosterone group by 0.9% and 0.8% at 1
year, respectively ... Fat-free mass increased by 3.4% and 0.6% in the
testosterone vs placebo groups ... Testosterone increased muscle area in the
thigh ... Mood and sexual function were improved"
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Do Testosterone Patches Help Women with Under-active Pituitary Glands? -
Doctor's Guide, 5/9/06 - "Loss of ovarian and/or
adrenal function can cause many women to experience hypopituitarism or
under-active pituitary glands, and therefore low levels of testosterone, which
is responsible for producing estrogen. This lack of testosterone can be blamed
for loss of sex drive, loss of muscle tone and decrease of cognitive sharpness"
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FDA-Approved Hormonal Therapies Needed to Effectively Treat Women With
Sexual Dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/06
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Surgery for Pelvic Disorders May Improve Sexual Function in Young Women
- Doctor's Guide, 10/25/05
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Testosterone Therapy Improves Sexual Function In Post-menopausal Women -
Science Daily, 10/25/05 - "The
addition of testosterone to hormone therapy in women after menopause
enhances their sexual function. However, it may also reduce HDL cholesterol
(the “good” cholesterol) in women"
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Topical Alprostadil Cream Improves Sexual Arousal in Women with Female
Sexual Arousal Disorder - Doctor's Guide, 10/20/05
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Hormone Patch May Increase Sexual Desire in Menopausal Women - Doctor's
Guide, 7/26/05
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Hormone Patch May Raise Women's Desire for Sex - WebMD, 7/25/05 -
"women wearing the testosterone patch
reported increased sexual desire and more frequent satisfying sexual experiences
compared with those wearing the fake patch"
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Safety and Efficacy of a Testosterone Patch for the Treatment
of Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder in Surgically Menopausal Women: A
Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial - Archives of
Internal Medicine, 7/25/05 - "The
300-µg/d testosterone patch increased sexual desire and frequency of
satisfying sexual activity and was well tolerated in women who developed
hypoactive sexual desire disorder after surgical menopause"
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Women's Sex Satisfaction Linked to Submission - WebMD, 7/21/05
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No Link Found Between Low Androgen Levels and Low Sexual Function in Women
- Doctor's Guide, 7/7/05
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Testosterone Level Doesn't Predict Low Libido - WebMD, 7/5/05 -
"assessing male sex hormone, or
androgen, levels in the blood is not an effective diagnostic tool for
identifying low libido in women"
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New
Insight Into Potential Cause Of Sexual Dysfunction In Women - Science
Daily, 6/8/05
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The Metabolic Syndrome: a Cause of Sexual Dysfunction in Women -
Medscape, 5/27/05 - "women with the
metabolic syndrome reported significantly
lower arousal, orgasm, and lubrication scores"
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Testosterone Use in Menopause - Medscape, 5/6/05 -
"Her emotional and cognitive
well-being, energy, and overall quality of life have improved. Her libido
was restored with perineal testosterone, but the topical therapy was
abandoned because of excessive scalp hair loss"
- No testosterone patch! What can I do? - MSNBC, 12/13/04
- Libido Drug for Women Raises Hopes, Concerns - WebMD, 12/1/04
- Testosterone Improves Women's Sex Lives - Science Daily, 11/23/04 -
"A testosterone supplement increased women's interest and joy in sex
and their satisfaction with the extent of their sex life"
- Sex in Menopause City - WebMD, 11/19/04
- Sexual Problems Common Among Obese People - WebMD, 11/15/04
- Experts Publish Sexual Dysfunction Guidelines - Psychiatric Times, 10/04
- New Gel May Improve Women's Sexual Arousal - WebMD, 10/29/04
- Low Sexual Desire Common in Women - WebMD, 10/21/04
- Testosterone Patch: Women's Answer to Viagra? - WebMD, 10/20/04
- Testosterone Patch Improves Sexual Function in Post-Menopausal Women -
Doctor's Guide, 10/20/04
- Testosterone patch hailed as female Viagra - USA Today, 10/19/04 -
"Women on the testosterone patch had sex about four times more than
they usually did in two months compared to only one additional session for women given a fake patch containing no hormone"
- Testosterone Patch Could Help Women With Low Sexual Desire - Doctor's Guide, 10/15/04
- Testosterone Patch Can Improve Sexual Function in Women - Medscape, 10/11/04 -
"Results at 24 weeks showed that TTP
therapy significantly increased the frequency of "totally satisfying" sexual episodes compared with placebo (high SHBG level group: 2.1 vs
0.5 episodes/month, P < .0001; ITT group: 1.9 vs 0.5 episodes/month, P < .0001) and compared with baseline"
- Female Testosterone Patch Significantly Improves Sexual Desire - Doctor's Guide, 6/21/04 -
"Patients were an average of 49
years old ... The testosterone patch group experienced a 51% increase in frequency of total satisfying sexual activity, and a 49% increase in sexual desire versus placebo"
- Birth Control, HRT, and Sex Drive - WebMD, 6/9/04 -
"adding natural progesterone moderately reduced estrogen's libido-stimulating effect, but adding MPA [medroxyprogesterone] completely eliminated it ... aggression levels increased when they were on the estrogen/MPA combination ...
Oral delivery has more of an effect on libido than transdermal or transvaginal delivery"
- Daily Apomorphine May Be Useful for Women With Sexual Arousal Disorder - Medscape, 5/20/04
- Testosterone Improves Sex for Some Women - WebMD, 5/5/04 -
"his study is the first large study of its kind to demonstrate that small doses of
testosterone improve sexual function in these women"
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Testosterone Patch Improved Postmenopausal Sexual Desire - Clinical Psychiatry News Online, 1/04 -
"This is the first study to evaluate the efficacy of a testosterone patch used in combination with an estrogen patch, rather than oral estrogen, which is metabolized quite differently ... Women in the testosterone group experienced an average increase of 75% in
their sexual desire scores over the course of the study"
- Love Potions - Time Magazine, 1/19/04
- Viagra Improves Sex for Some Women - WebMD, 1/7/04
- Depressed Women Have More Sexual Dysfunction Than Depressed Men - Medscape, 11/7/03
- Testosterone Patch Increases Sexual Desire in Surgically Menopausal Women - Doctor's Guide, 10/23/03
- Testosterone Improves Sexual Function in Women With HSDD - Medscape, 10/15/03 -
"After 24 weeks, the women in the testosterone group showed a
significant increase in the sexual desire score of the PFSF compared with those in the placebo group ... Testosterone therapy also resulted in a statistically significant change versus placebo for each of the following
PFSF domains: orgasm, sexual arousal, sexual responsiveness, sexual self-image, and sexual concerns"
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Searching For A Female Viagra - Time Magazine, 9/29/03 -
"Nearly 450 women who had lost their ovaries were given either a
testosterone patch or a placebo. After six months of treatment, the women on 300 mcg of testosterone a day reported an 81% increase in satisfying sexual activity and a 66% increase in sexual desire"
- Methyltestosterone/Oestrogen Therapy Improves Sexual Interest in Surgically Menopausal Women - Doctor's Guide, 9/25/03 -
"Patients were randomised to receive either combined oral esterified oestrogens and methyltestosterone (EEMT,
Estratest Tablets, Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) or oral esterified oestrogens alone (EE, two Estratab Tablets, 0.625 mg each) for 8 weeks ... Overall, the researchers observed significantly greater increases in SIQ total score,
sexual interest and desire subscale score, and responsiveness scores after 8 weeks of treatment with EEMT as compared to EE therapy"
- Testosterone Measurements in Postmenopausal Women Should Include Both Free Testosterone and SHBG Levels - Doctor's Guide, 9/24/03 -
"When
evaluating testosterone levels in postmenopausal women, clinicians may need to monitor both free testosterone and SHBG levels, because women who are receiving testosterone therapy can have
supraphysiologic serum total T concentration, but normal free T concentrations ... We're already seeing a testosterone patch for women going into phase II/phase III trials so I think we're going to see
this treatment to be a common treatment for women in the next 5 years"
- Testosterone Patches Treat Low Sexual Desire in Surgically Menopausal Women - Doctor's Guide, 9/22/03
- Testosterone Increases Libido in Women - WebMD, 6/26/03 -
"Half the women were treated for 16 weeks with the low-dose oral estrogen-testosterone
combination drug Estratest HS ... By week eight, the testosterone-treated patients had measurable improvements in testosterone levels that put them in the upper normal range, and they reported improved interest in sex. They also reported none of the common side effects of treatment with larger doses of testosterone,
such as excessive hair growth and acne" - See Estratest at drugstore.com
 .
- Valsartan Appears to Improve Sexual Function in Men and Women with Hypertension - Doctor's Guide, 5/18/03 -
"Men and women being treated with
the angiotensin II receptor blocker valsartan for mild-to-moderate hypertension appear to show improvements in sexual function and desire"
- Transdermal Hormones Better than Oral for Improving Women's Sexual Quality of Life - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/03 -
"At end point (20 weeks), 33% of
81 women on CombiPatch reported improvement in Quality of Life scores compared to 17% of 84 on Prempro"
- Sildenafil (Viagra) Effective in Reversing Serotonergic Reuptake Inhibitor-Related Sexual Dysfunction in Women - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/03
- Female Sexual Dysfunction Common - WebMD, 4/29/03
- Women with Sexual Arousal Disorder Improve with Sildenafil - Doctor's Guide, 4/28/03
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Paper Defines Female Androgen Insufficiency - Clinical Psychiatry News, 2/03 -
"Androgens affect
sexual desire, bone density, muscle mass and strength, adipose tissue distribution, mood, energy, and psychological well-being ... The free testosterone by dialysis is perhaps the most accurate but also the most costly and is not performed by most labs ... Until better options are commercially available, the panel
advised clinicians to assess androgen production and androgen availability by obtaining two out of the following three values: total testosterone and sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG),
free testosterone and SHBG, or free testosterone and total testosterone ... testosterone values should be obtained in the morning hours and in the middle third of the menstrual cycle in normally cycling premenopausal women ... The most useful measurement of adrenal androgen production in women is dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS),
which is reliable and can be used if a clinician suspects an adrenal cause for androgen insufficiency"
- Sex Patch Gets Women In Mood - nbcsandiego.com, 2/7/03
- A Female Counterpart to Viagra - NY Times, 1/27/02
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Regular Periods Don't Rule Out Low Testosterone - Clinical Psychiatry News, 1/03 -
"Physicians who see young women complaining of low libido should consider that the problem could be low testosterone even if the women have regular menstrual periods"
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Viagra May Help Women On SSRIs - Clinical Psychiatry News, 12/02
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Viagra Appears to Be Effective for Women Diagnosed With Sexual Arousal Disorder - Clinical Psychiatry News, 12/02
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Testosterone for 6 Weeks Helps Some Women With Sexual Dysfunction - Clinical Psychiatry News, 12/02 -
"Women with sexual dysfunction whose free testosterone levels are in the bottom third of the normal range or below normal should be considered for a 6-week trial of androgen replacement therapy ... A total of 25 patients in the
series had a good response, 8 had no response, 8 refused the therapy, and 9 were lost to follow-up"
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Eros: Only FDA-Approved Female Sexual Device - Clinical Psychiatry News, 11/02
- Sexual Interest Commonly Dips After 50 - WebMD, 10/7/02
- Erotic Stimulation Plus Sildenafil Boosts Vaginal Vasocongestion - Doctor's Guide, 8/9/02
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Testosterone
Deficiency & Depression, Does DHEA Raise the Levels of Bioavailable Testosterone in Men? - Life Extension Magazine, 8/02 -
"As testosterone replacement for women is becoming increasingly commonplace, women too report not just restored
libido, but also improved mood and greater energy, less anxiety and more assertiveness"
- New Approaches to Female Sexual Arousal Disorder - Medscape, 6/3/02
- New Drug [alprostadil] Boosts Female Sex Response - WebMD, 5/28/02
- Topical Alprostadil Appears Effective in Female Sexual Dysfunction - Doctor's Guide, 5/28/02 - See alprostadil.
- Oestrogen-Androgen Replacement Significantly Benefits Postmenopausal Women - Doctor's Guide, 4/26/02 -
"Compared with
oestrogen alone, oestrogen-androgen significantly increased total lean body mass and reduced the percentage fat for all body parts ... There was a statistically significant increase in weight in the oestrogen-androgen group (2.7 ± 5.1 lb.) (1.22 ± 2.31
kg.) compared with the oestrogen only group ... In self-reporting questionnaires, women who received oestrogen-androgen noted more improvement in sexual functioning and quality of life than the women who received oestrogen alone"
- Proctor And Gamble To Test Patch To Restore Libido - Intelihealth, 2/11/02
- Helping Women Get in the Mood - WebMD, 12/20/01
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, New Contrast Agent Help Identify Female Sexual Arousal - Doctor's Guide, 6/6/01
- Unisex Hormones?, Testosterone, DHEA May Help Both Sexes - WebMD, 5/4/01 -
"Low levels of male hormones probably account for decreased muscularity, sexual interest, and bone density in menopausal
women ... a 50 mg dose of DHEA each day enhanced sexual interest and satisfaction in aging women, while promoting stronger bones and younger-looking skin"
- Better Patient/Doctor Communication Needed To Improve Female Sexual Dysfunction Treatment - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/01
- Hormone Replacement Therapy Improves Sex Life Post-Menopause - Doctor's Guide, 5/1/01
- Wellbutrin (Bupropion Hydrochloride) Shows Promise As Treatment For Low Female Sex Drive - Doctor's Guide, 4/17/01 -
"almost one-third of the female subjects responded to the treatment,
with increases in the number of episodes of sexual arousal, sexual fantasy, and interest in engaging in sexual activity" - See Online Prescriptions. Also see my Wellbutrin page.
- Implant could help women with sexual dysfunction - CNN, 2/7/01
- Hormones Can Help Some Love Lives -- but Can They Hurt Too? - WebMD, 10/31/00
- Experts Attempt to Solve Female Sexual Dysfunction - WebMD, 9/17/00
- Testosterone patch improves sexual function in women, study shows - CNN, 9/7/00
- Testosterone: It's Not Just for Men Anymore - WebMD, 9/6/00
- High Blood Pressure Harms Women's Sexual Function, Too - WebMD, 6/28/00
- Men have Viagra. But what about women with a low libido? [Eros-CTD] - WebMD, 6/12/00
- Drug [bupropion] Improves Women's Sexual Desire - WebMD, 6/9/00
- A New Focus on Female Sexuality - WebMD, 6/9/00
- Viagra (Sildenafil) Effective For Women With Sexual Dysfunction Related to Antidepressant Therapy - Doctor's Guide, 5/8/00
- Topical alprostadil produces significant clitoral hemodynamic changes - Doctor's Guide, 5/2/00
- Femprox Effective In Treating Sexual Arousal Disorder In Women - Doctor's Guide, 12/2/99
- Testosterone Patch Effective For Diminished Sexual Function In Surgically Menopausal Women - Doctor's Guide, 6/15/99
- Viagra Appears To Have Effect In Women - Doctor's Guide, 5/5/99
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