Will 'the female Viagra' really help women?

In the 1990s, Pfizer started improvement on a medication called UK-92480, expected as a treatment for angina and hypertension. The medication worked by hindering a chemical that causes within veins to contract. The hypothesis was, if this procedure was disturbed, then the cells would unwind, enhancing blood stream and alleviating circulatory strain. 

In any case, UK-92480 did not work very as planned. Trials found that the medication enhanced the impact of nitrates - the standard treatment for angina - bringing on circulatory strain to fall too low. Symptoms of UK-92480 included muscle hurts and - amongst male volunteers - expanded erections for a few days taking after the starting measurements. 

Confronted with the truth that UK-92480 was not a suitable angina treatment, Pfizer took an enthusiasm rather in its unintended impacts. As a treatment for erectile brokenness, UK-92480 was substantially more viable than a placebo. In 1998, the medication was sanction for this utilization by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and it was rechristened Viagra. 

In the 17 years since, medications going about as minor departure from Viagra's component have additionally made it to market as erectile brokenness medicines. What has been prominent in its unlucky deficiency, be that as it may, has been "a Viagra for ladies." 

Taking after the FDA's second choice not to favor flibanserin, in fall 2014, two all around financed media battles - Even The Score and Women Deserve - begin drawing in ladies' gatherings, beginning up petitions and campaigning policymakers on the issue. A mantra of these battles is the figure "26-0." 

What 26-0 identifies with is a case made by Cindy Whitehead, the CEO of Sprout Pharmaceuticals (who now own flibanserin) - and allegedly the imaginative personality behind Even The Score and Women Deserve - that 26 medications have been FDA-endorsed for male sexual brokenness and none for ladies.

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