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