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Doctor-prescribed STD and sexual health medications delivered discreetly to your door.
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DoxyPep 100mg
Post-exposure prophylaxis to help prevent bacterial STIs.
- Take Within 72 Hours
- Cuts Bacterial STI Risk
- Simple As-Needed Dose
Metronidazole 500mg
Antibiotic for bacterial vaginosis and trichomoniasis.
- Treats BV & Trich
- Proven Antibiotic
- Short Treatment Course
Valacyclovir 500mg
Antiviral that controls and suppresses herpes outbreaks.
- Controls Outbreaks
- Daily Suppression Option
- Reduces Transmission
The blockbuster Viagra has provided a solution for millions of men dealing with sexual problems, but for women no such solution exists. At least, not yet. When Pfizer came out with their simple blue pill, they converted erectile dysfunction from a taboo topic into mainstream conversations. The drug was created in 1998, and women are still waiting for the same simple “cure.” A company is currently working on a gel, which they believe will help women just like Viagra helped men.
The new company on the block
BioSante, a pharmaceutical company, says Libigel can help women deal with a condition known as hypoactive sexual disorder, which is the loss of sexual desire. The company released a statement recently saying they will seek approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration this year.
To get approval, the company must show the drug not only works, but is safe. This is the problem several other competitors have had. Two other big drug companies, Proctor and Gamble and Boehringer Ingelheim, were working on similar products but didn’t move forward with FDA approval because of safety concerns.
How Libigel works
While it’s referred to as the female Viagra, it doesn’t work the same. For starters this is a gel, not a pill. The gel contains testosterone, which has not been approved to safely increase desire in women. It is one of the “off-label” uses of testosterone, but at this point there is no approved treatment including the male hormone in U.S. Libigel could be the first.
Women react
When asked about the potential of a cream increasing sexual desire, women had several comments:
“I would be interested in checking it out,” Marcia Lovez said. “As an older woman, my desires have slowed a bit, but I wouldn’t use anything that wasn’t safe.”
“Men get a pill to swallow and we get a messy gel?” Susan Reit said. “I’m not so sure about it, but I would be interested in learning more if it’s approved by the FDA.”
