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...Avlimil: The pill contains various plant leaves and roots and is touted as the female Viagra, but experts question its effectiveness...
...Viagra and Levitra: Initial trials are disappointing, but the drugs appear to work for some women...
Nowadays doctors can help many of them. Since Viagra's ballyhooed debut in 1998, the little blue pills and their progeny (Levitra and Cialis) have been doled out--thanks in part to former Senator Bob Dole's TV huckstering--by the millions. They have been a boon for countless men (and, one hopes, their partners) while reducing demand for penile implants and other awkward mechanical aids. "We took Mr. V on our cruise," an elderly couple recently wrote Tampa, Fla., sex therapist Bonnie Saks from their post-counseling trip. "Had a great time. Thank you very much." Still, these wonder...
...women, there are no magical routes to arousal. So far, Viagra-type drugs haven't worked for them. On the contrary, an indifferent partner who suddenly becomes amorous can ruin a relationship. Divorce lawyers talk these days about Viagra affairs and split-ups. Some doctors are prescribing testosterone as a libido booster for so-called low-T women, helping push up testosterone sales some 17 times in the past decade to about $400 million annually. Variously given as a pill combined with estrogen or as a patch, cream or injection, testosterone remains unproven as a sex aid. Meanwhile...
...balky erections, Viagra alone may not suffice. "Men feel they're expected to perform, which can create a situation called spectatoring," explains Tampa's Dr. Saks. "Rather than being in the game and enjoying the passion, you become a spectator, watching and observing and anxious, worrying about your performance and your partner's acceptance. You can't get an erection even with Viagra." One answer may be more direct stimulation by a sympathetic, caring partner. "You have to start slowly, with touching, and take the pressure off," says Saks. "People make sex too much work...