New Female Sex Drug Raises Safety Concerns

[rodeodance]

my understanding from reading this article is that the drug has not undergone the gold standard of reseach--the randomzed control design!!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&ncid=716&e=6&u=/ap/20041202/ap_on_he_me/female_sexual_dysfunction

Thu, Dec 02, 2004

New Female Sex Drug Raises Safety Concerns

By DIEDTRA HENDERSON, AP Science Writer

WASHINGTON - The manufacturer of a hormone patch aimed at restoring women's lost libido told federal health advisers Thursday that the therapy has not been linked to any serious safety problems and urged that approval not be delayed because of an unknown risk.

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[hippiechick]

1. Aaah yes, raise our libido but refuse to give us birth control ...

Typical. :evilfrown:



:hippie:

[havocmom]

2. LOL. Damn straight, hippiechick!

They want American women (well, white ones, anyway) cranking out babies and fast from the look of it!

Angery White Males of the Rush-bot variety getting worried about being outnumbered soon? They suddenly concerned about the historical treatment by some of them of people of color? Or is it just concern that payback is gonna be a bitch? ;)

[Moderator]

3. Duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1035039