Dubbed as the ‘female Viagra’, a new pill could boost women’s sex lives, according to scientists.
Called Lady Prelox, the herbal pill has been found to significantly raise a woman’s sexual pleasure.
The pink pill contains a supplement which is an extract from French pine bark called pycnogenol and goes on sale this month. Manufacturers claim the supplement is the female version of the little blue pill – Viagra – the erectile dysfunction drug.
However, the £37.95 (RM209.70) price tag for a pack of 60 pink tablets wouldn’t be so favourable to some women, especially when one pack will only last a month because two tablets have to be taken daily.
The manufacturer, Nord Pharma, claims that this product “boosts libido and increases arousal in women”, because it “encourages blood flow to the reproductive organs as well as the brain”.
The pill has also been tested by scientists who conducted a small study on 40 volunteers in their late 40s and early 50s, and on another group of women aged 37 to 45. Both the groups reported improvement in their sex lives after eight weeks, and scientists concluded that the pill ‘significantly improves sexual function’.
Chairman of the Sexual Advice Association and a cardiologist at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals in London, Dr Graham Jackson, said that the circulation theory behind Lady Prelox may prove correct.
He added: “We know that in men sexual dysfunction is mainly a vascular problem.”
“We don’t have any concrete evidence of this in women yet, but I suspect there may turn out to be a link.”
On the other hand, obstetrician and gynaecologist Andy Heeps said he was sceptical of its claims.
“Female sexual dysfunction is a complex area. There’s no single cause and so there’s no single magic bullet,” Mr Heeps added.
What do you think of this ‘Viagra’ for women? Would you try it?
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