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Ask Women As FDA Turns Down 'Female Viagra'  "Female Viagra":
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cogentbenger.comThere are plenty of theories as to why the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today failed to approve a new
drug to enhance sexual desire among women with low libidos. Very
few of them sound like they're based on science.  But apparently
there were scientifically controlled, double-blind studies
conducted at three universities, lead by the University of
Ottawa and underwritten by Boehringer Ingelheim
Pharmaceuticals.  And okay, it would have been better if some
non-biased organization like the NIH supported the research, but
the results showed that the drug flibanserin, which contains a
substance known for years to increase sexual desire, was
effective in increasing sexual desire.  Okay, so it was a
mistake to call this drug a 'female Viagra.'  All of a sudden
physicians, and probably some folks in the FDA, starte