Has anyone been watching the news today?
" the anti-impotence drug that has so far helped men who have lost their sex drive, will become available for women on the NHS (National Health Service) from this week.
Intrinsa- the female version of a well known blue tablet - is now all set to change the sex lives of women.
The drug will initially only be obtainable on prescription for post-menopausal women diagnosed with sexual problems.
The new treatment for women works by letting loose the male hormone testosterone through the skin into the bloodstream.
The patch, which is about the size of an egg, is put on just below the navel and changed twice every week.
Other tests showed that it worked on women suffering loss of libido after a hysterectomy.
The Intrinsa patches worked by increasing the level of testosterone in the blood. Though it is recognized as the male sex hormone, it is naturally occurring in women too, secreted by the ovaries and the adrenal gland.
According to experts, the therapy would benefit women having a hysterectomy and others having a premature menopause before the age of 50.
Makers went for a patch system rather than a pill, which would have led to too high a dose, to avoid the unfavourable effects of testosterone, which could cause excessive body hair and liver disorders.
Unlike the blue thing, the patch does not work immediately; it takes weeks to have an effect.
Intrinsa works on a completely different principle to the blue thing because women's sex problems are down to social, phsychological and emotional factor, dissimilar to men's difficulties that is physical."
Some are saying it's another fraudelent way of making the government some money, others think it's great news for women. Personally I think it's great especially for women who've have a hysterectomy.
I think it's great to be able for women to have the choice and to return someone or give someone as near a good order working system as possible. As for the government making cash who kmows? At least this time it's not by denying the freedom of choice.
"Abnormally high testosterone levels in women can lead to a variety of symptoms. Most often, women with high testosterone levels develop male pattern hair growth (hirsutism), especially on their faces and chests. More rarely and over time, some women may experience virilization, which is increased muscle mass, redistribution of body fat, enlargement of the clitoris, deepening of the voice, male pattern baldness, acne, and/or increased perspiration"
Maybe only use it if you need to ?
Like viagra....it's a good idea to acquaint yourself with what you shouldn't do than just to do it !
Seeing as it's only going to be available to women by prescription I am sure that the gp's prescribing it will make them aware of the side effects.
From what I've read it's only going to be made available to women who have had a full hysterectomy and can no longer naturally produce their own testosterone (yes we of the female species do produce a little testosterone naturally, it's not just a blokey hormone you know)
I also believe the comments made by both myself and kiss were entirely tongue in cheek and jokey on the subject.
I'm not just whinging here...and I'm not bothered about viagra. Viagra isn't a hormone, testosterone is. I was referring to the side effects of using hormones. The bodies feedback system takes time to re-adjust when the hormone isn't being taken again...so the body has less naturally produced testosterone after taking the medical doses....this usually only occurs after prolonged use. Have fun.
Just a quick word here on this subject. I thought all talk of anything like this was banned!!! Seems the rules again only apply when suited...
I don't really mind... in fact welcome chat like this in here as it's what the real world is about but have to say I'm surprised by the double standards being set yet again... Seems some can some can't as always!
Mike xx