| Sexual dysfunction, in one form or the other and in | | | | another drug under the brand name of Uprima |
| varying degrees, is common among both men and | | | | (apomorphine) has hit the market, although it still awaits |
| women. According to recent studies, a large | | | | the approval of the U.S. FDA. Instead of increasing |
| percentage of all men and women encounter some | | | | blood flow in the penis, apomorphine acts on the brain |
| sort of sexual dysfunction at some point in their lives. | | | | to enhance erection.These drugs should not, however, |
| And as they grow older, such problems become | | | | be used by those who have had a heart problem |
| increasingly common.In males, sexual dysfunction may | | | | during the past six months, or those with serious liver |
| be of different types like lack of desire, failure to obtain | | | | or kidney ailments, certain eye disorders, and extreme |
| and/or maintain an erection, and other problems like | | | | levels of blood pressure.In females, lack of libido, failure |
| premature ejaculation and ejaculatory impotence, or | | | | to become aroused, lack of orgasm or anorgasmy, |
| the inability to ejaculate in coitus. Erectile dysfunction, | | | | and vaginismus are the common sexual |
| however, is certainly the cause for maximum | | | | dysfunctions.Although no medications have yet been |
| concern.For the treatment of erectile dysfunction, three | | | | approved specifically for the treatment of female |
| oral medications are available: sildenafil (Viagra), | | | | sexual dysfunction, research is continuing on the |
| vardenafil (Levitra), and tadalafil (Cialis). They boost the | | | | subject, which includes looking into the possibility of the |
| levels of nitric oxide, thereby relaxing the blood vessels | | | | use of sildenafil in females.A pharmaceutical major is |
| and smooth muscle in the penis. As a result, the flow | | | | now about to get the go-ahead for a testosterone |
| of blood is increased, and erection is achieved and | | | | patch for the treatment of low libido in postmenopausal |
| maintained. Whatever may be the cause of erectile | | | | women. Falls in testosterone levels are believed to be |
| dysfunction, sildenafil, vardenafil, and tadalafil have | | | | responsible to a large extent for lack of libido in both |
| proved themselves extremely helpful. In Europe, | | | | men and women. |