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WASHINGTON, DC (CBS)--Friday the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) decided not to make Flibanserin, the so-called "female Viagra," available to women with low sex drive.
The FDA says Flibanserin did not increase sexual desire much in two studies and the side effects are significant.
Dr. Jennifer Ashton, CBS News Medical Correespondent says some of these side effects include "Anything from nausea to dizziness to insomnia, typically effecting people in the beginning
for years."
Researchers have tried to develop a treatment for women with low sex drive. Experiments with blood flow and hormones fell short so the makers of Fliberserin tried a different approach.
"This drug, that was actually an unsuccessful anti-depressant, works in the pleasure center of the brain," says Dr. Ashton.
Millions of women suffer from low sex drive and they've been hoping for a solution to boost their libido for years.
"I don't think all men need Viagra, but since it's available to them they have an option," says one woman interviewed. "It's not available to women so they have no option!"
"If men have it why shouldn't women?" says another woman.
However, finding a remedy for women is not as easy because their bodies work differently says Dr. Ashton.
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