Viagra is the citrate salt of Sildenafil that is meant to be used for treating erectile dysfunction in men only. Pfizer doesn’t manufacture “Viagra for women” or any other drugs to help women increase their libido and treat female sexual dysfunction. However, Sildenafil citrate used in the official Viagra for men was tested on women. The laboratory studies were conducted by Pfizer in 2003 and lasted till 2007. These are the only trials that prove that Sildenafil for women can actually treat female sexual dysfunction in some women who are taking antidepressants and, as a result, suffer from low libido.
A female Viagra is not an official brand name. It is an abstract non-official definition that includes various drugs with Sildenafil citrate known as PDE-5 inhibitors. Over 40 percent of women experience sexual dysfunction, according to University of Chicago researcher Dr. Edward Laumann. Specialists categorize 4 types of sexual dysfunction in women: hypoactive sexual desire disorder, sexual arousal disorder, painful or discomfort intercourse and orgasmic disorder. Based on the results of these studies, there have been various companies producing unofficial “Viagra for Women”, pills that include Sildenafil citrate that are not approved by FDA for treating female sexual dysfunction. It is believed that PDE-5 inhibitors (female Viagra and other drugs that contain Sildenafil) can restore sexual arousal in women by increasing genital blood flow to the vagina just like Sildenafil helps men by increasing blood flow to the penis and restoring erections. Physicians prescribe PDE-5 inhibitors to those women who believe that these pills will help them to solve their problem.
A female Viagra is not an official brand name. It is an abstract non-official definition that includes various drugs with Sildenafil citrate known as PDE-5 inhibitors. Over 40 percent of women experience sexual dysfunction, according to University of Chicago researcher Dr. Edward Laumann. Specialists categorize 4 types of sexual dysfunction in women: hypoactive sexual desire disorder, sexual arousal disorder, painful or discomfort intercourse and orgasmic disorder. Based on the results of these studies, there have been various companies producing unofficial “Viagra for Women”, pills that include Sildenafil citrate that are not approved by FDA for treating female sexual dysfunction. It is believed that PDE-5 inhibitors (female Viagra and other drugs that contain Sildenafil) can restore sexual arousal in women by increasing genital blood flow to the vagina just like Sildenafil helps men by increasing blood flow to the penis and restoring erections. Physicians prescribe PDE-5 inhibitors to those women who believe that these pills will help them to solve their problem.
