Washington post defends ‘female Viagra’

You may have heard about Flibanserin: the drug that was previously being tested as an anti-depressant, but which was eventually found to work better as a libido-booster for women.

Some of what you have heard has probably been pretty negative. The ‘female Viagra’ drug has been criticised by those who believe that female sexual dysfunction is a condition made up by pharmaceutical companies looking for nothing more than to increase their profits.

At least one writer for the Washington Post, however, feels differently. Katrina Vanden Heuvel wrote in the newspaper: “let’s get one thing straight... the discovery of ‘pink Viagra’ is not disease mongering.”

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