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Ray Moynihan (lecturer at the University of Newcastle in Australia and author of Sex, Lies and Pharmaceuticals) claimed the pharmaceutical industry is trying to created a sexual disorder for women, so it can market a female version of Viagra.
So far all treatments for female sexual dysfunction were rejected due to showing no benefits when tested against placebos . With other versions rejected over fears it would raise the risk of hearth disease and cancer.
"Mr Moynihan warns that although the drugs have so far failed, more are in the pipeline and claims that "the drug industry shows no signs of abandoning plans to meet the unmet need it has helped to manufacture". A spokesman for Pfizer said: "We currently have no plans to develop medicines for FSD."-Independent
Moynihan states the company which makes Viagra funded research which stated 63% of women suffer from sexual dysfunction, with companies of other treatment like the testosterone patch saying "one in 10 postmenopausal women had hypoactive [low] sexual desire disorder"-Inde.
This does hint towards the big issues with non-independent research into medical treatments, which are funded by the companies trying to sell a medical product.Ray Moynihan (lecturer at the University of Newcastle in Australia and author of Sex,... more
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Four in 10 Women Experience Sexual Dysfunction; Not All Are Bothered
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Those who have sex later, particularly men, seem to experience more sexual dysfunction
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