sexual dysfunction
“Female Viagra” Approved
Jef Akst | Aug 19, 2015 | 1 min read
The US Food and Drug Administration OKs the first drug for female sexual dysfunction.
Drug for Low Sex Drive in Women?
Jef Akst | Jun 8, 2015 | 2 min read
A federal advisory panel supports the US Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first drug for female sexual dysfunction.
FDA to Address Female Sexual Dysfunction
Bob Grant | Aug 15, 2014 | 2 min read
The federal agency will convene a two-day workshop in October to discuss the development of drugs to treat the issue.
Accidental Orgasms
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Jul 1, 2014 | 4 min read
Meet the researcher struggling to gain approval for his medical device, which was originally designed to relieve back pain, but turned out to be an orgasm inducer.
That Loving Feeling
Megan Scudellari | Jul 1, 2014 | 9 min read
There are no FDA-approved drugs to treat low sexual desire in women, but not for lack of trying.
Let’s Talk About Sex
Megan Scudellari | Jul 1, 2014 | 9 min read
In lieu of a career in punk rock, James Pfaus opted to study the brain signals underlying sexual behavior and then see what happened when he manipulated them.
Opinion: Sexual Dysfunction Matters
Robert Pyke | Aug 19, 2013 | 3 min read
Desire and arousal disorders require the biopharmaceutical industry’s attention.
Virginia Johnson, Sex Researcher, Dies
Bob Grant | Jul 29, 2013 | 1 min read
The sex therapist revolutionized the treatment of sexual dysfunction and helped legitimize the study of copulation and masturbation physiology.