Viagra Alternatives for Women - Intrinsa
Intrinsa, a new treatment for female sexual dysfunction, may soon be available for select groups of women.
The pharmaceuticals division of Cincinnati-based consumer-products giant Procter & Gamble has applied to the Food & Drug Administration for approval of a testosterone skin patch for women's use. The product would be targeted at women who have had their ovaries removed and are distressed by their low level of sexual desire. An FDA panel will meet on Dec. 2 to review the drug.
Promising results for Intrinsa were recently presented at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 1-5 2004. And, according to the British Medical Journal, it looks increasingly likely that the drug will be the first treatment for FSD to market.
Intrinsa will be licensed for women with low testosterone levels (due to previous oophorectomy or the menopause) who have reduced levels of sexual desire.
If it passes muster, P&G's Intrinsa patch will be the first drug approved specifically to address women's sexual needs. The market has been slow to develop, probably because of societal taboos, as well as women's more nuanced and complicated sexual desire, which makes it hard for drugmakers to come up with a pill. Doctors have used a range of other treatments for women, including various hormones, antidepressants, and male impotence drugs
What are Intrinsa's probable opportunities?
The oft-quoted figure of 40% for the proportion of women with FSD may be hotly debated, but it is clear that large numbers do experience sexual difficulties. And, what's more, few of them currently seek treatment. So any drug that offers women an accessible, successful therapy can be expected to engender huge demand, as the story of the PDE 5 inhibitors so aptly illustrates.
But female sexual dysfunction is a far more complex subject than erectile disorders - as reflected in Pfizer's recent decision to stop testing sildenafil as a potential treatment for FSD. Further, there are a number of female sexual disorders, and experts are increasingly turning to the brain, rather than the genitals, to explain them.
However, the epidemiology of FSD does seem to be changing - and in ways that might benefit Intrinsa. According to Professor Marita McCabe, from Deakin University, Australia, anorgasmia used to be the most frequent form of FSD. But lack of interest in sex, possibly caused by the aging of the population and therefore likely to be amenable to treatment with testosterone, is now more common.
Obviously, this is a trend that may well continue, thus expanding Intrinsa's probable target population.
It is estimated that just under half of all women suffer from some or
other sexual dysfunction. Men have used many methods of boosting sexual
power for years while women have been left without help. It's only after
the arrival of Viagra that the need for a product like Viagra to treat
female sexual dysfunctions became pressing and imperative.
Can I purchase the Intrinsa Testosterone Patch?
At this time Intrinsa is not yet available for purchase. Intrinsa is
still in testing and may be available in 2005 or 2006, if it is approved
by the FDA. For the immediate future it is not possible to buy Intrinsa.
Intrinsa may develop as a legitimate treatment for female sexual arousal
disorder, but until then there are alternatives for women which are very
effective.
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