Female Viagra’ Drug Approved By FDA.

[Allen G. Breed—AP; Photo Illustration by Mia Tramz for TIME]

Authorities have approved flibanserin to treat lack of sexual desire among women

The first drug to treat a lack of female sexual desire has been approved by federal authorities.The drug flibanserin, which has been coined ‘female Viagra,’ was approved Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug is intended to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD)—a persistent lack of libido—in premenopausal women. The agency has rejected the drug twice in the past.
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