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Female Viagra: How to Increase Your Sexual Desire

Female Viagra: How to Increase Your Sexual Desire

Over the years, the sexual desire and libido may vary. Due to different reasons, women sometimes may not want to engage in sexual activity. This could be very stressful for the women, the male partner and it definitely will affect their relationship. It doesn’t mean that women do not enjoy it, even though they do not have sex that often. However, it is normal for women to have a lower sexual desire and don’t want to have sex when they do not enjoy it. The lack of sexual desire comes due to different factors like illness, family obligations, taking care of the kids, financial stress, stress at work, etc. The list of daily things that can interfere with sexual libido and desire is huge.

Low Libido and Hypoactive Sexual Desire Reasons

The female hypoactive sexual desire is the condition when women have low libido. This condition is often accompanied by the female orgasmic disorder, where women are not able to reach the orgasm. Medical treatment is available in these cases. However, not getting medical treatment is not necessary a bad thing.

In many cases this stressful situation and lack of sexual desire will lead to depression and relationship problems. Many women seek help and take medications for depression. These antidepressants have many side effects, one of which is the depression of the sexual desire.

Medical drugs that are used to treat the loss of sexual interest in women tend to work better in cases when they have had little interest for sexual activity for a long time.

What Is Flibanserin and How Does It Work?

Flibanserin is a new drug, which promises to be one of the best things to increase the woman’s desire for sex. It is thought to be for women as successful as Viagra is for men, even though it works in a totally different way.

It is believed that Flibanserin works by lowering the levels of serotonin in the brain and increasing the levels of dopamine and norepinephrine. It is known that serotonin inhibits the sexual desire, while dopamine and norepinephrine increase it.

The only problem with Flibanserin is the fact that it should be taken for couple of weeks before its effect starts to show. It is not a medication that can be taken couple of minutes or an hour before sexual activity in order to enjoy a good sexual activity.

It Is Safe to Take Flibanserin?

It is important to know that Flibanserin is not a hormone. However, like any other medical drug it has its side effects. The signs and symptoms reported are mostly mild to moderate and will resolve during the treatment. Studies have shown that some women may have drowsiness during the day when taking the drug. Other signs and symptoms like trouble sleeping, nausea, fatigue, sleepiness or dizziness have been reported. Flibanserin should also not be mixed with alcohol, because it can lower the blood pressure. If you decide to give it a try, consult your health care provider in cases when you are taking other medications.

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Dr. Dmitry Bronfman

Dmitry Bronfman, MD, is a board-certified gynecologist who specializes in all aspects of contemporary women’s health, preventive medicine, pelvic pain, minimally invasive and robotic surgery, and general, adolescent, and menopausal gynecology.

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