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Is Viagra for woman really on the way?

A British study on the subject of a women’s Viagra type seems to think so. The British researchers studied the affect of the experimental drug (also by Pfizer) on rabbits. For years researchers have studied the affects of drugs and treatments for women on rabbits. Researchers tested the rabbits by sexually arousing the rabbit then gave it the drug. The prototype actually bolstered the arousal by simulating the human body’s natural process.

As we all know however, the human brain is hugely more complex than a rabbits. The neuro pathways maybe similar, but it ends there. They are aiming at getting more blood flow to the genitalia to enhance and extend the duration of arousal, but the physiological problem of getting the blood flowing is only a portion of the entire equation for women with sexual dysfunction.

FSAD (female sexual arousal disorder) can be caused by several factors, and blood flow is only a small percentage of the big picture. Sheryl Kingsburg, chief of the division of behavioral medicine at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, says that “This is the closest thing out there to Viagra for women, but the problem is that a Viagra-like effect will not solve the majority of sexual dysfunction cases in women.”

Kingsburg went on to say that in contrast to men, erections were the key, men wanted it, but physically they couldn’t get one. In women, only five percent who have a sexual disorder are related to blood flow. So possibly for those 5% this could be the right option and even a safe one.

The drug they are testing is one that blocks the enzyme which controls the blood flow to this region of the body. The drug seems to allow greater blood flow thus a greater physiological arousal. The lead researcher on the project, Chris Wayman adds however that the drug does not create the arousal, only helps keep it once it’s there.

Physical and emotional cues trigger the brain into telling the body to increase blood flow to the genitals when a woman gets sexually aroused. This lubricates the vagina and increases the sensation as well as relaxing the muscles in the vagina making it easier to penetrate.  If this blood flow doesn’t happen, then sex can be painful and not very pleasant for the woman. This then can trigger a low libido if past sexual experiences are unpleasant. But an increase in blood flow can be like a shot of adrenalin to the body.

That takes care of the 5%, what about the rest?
The majority of the women have a different issue; arousal is not the problem but desire. For men, Viagra boosts the arousal, which increases the blood flow to the penis, which has been very successful. Unfortunately it’s not the same for women. Desire has many factors, physiological, psychological and biological. Before women can pop a pill to address all those factors like a man is quite possibly a long way off.

But in the meantime, if a company like Pfizer can help women, if even it’s only the five percent, why not?