Male Impotence Drugs Should Get A Second Look - For Women
Friday, April 17, 2009 - 11:09
in Health & Medicine
New studies indicate the three drugs used to treat male impotence, phosphodiesterase Type 5 inhibitors Viagra, Levitra and Cialis also appear to work in females, albeit a little differently, and might be worth a second look to potentially help the 40 percent of women who report sexual dysfunction, researchers say. In one of the first studies of the effect of the phosphodiesterase Type 5 inhibitors on the pudendal arteries that supply the penis, vagina and clitoris the blood needed to produce a satisfying sexual experience, Medical College of Georgia researchers showed the drugs relax the artery in male and female rats. read more
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