Libido patch for women may wait
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The first drug to treat female sexual dysfunction isn&#39;t ready for the market yet because of safety concerns, a federal advisory committee cautioned Thursday.
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Doctors shouldn't shy away from asking patients about their sex lives, a new research paper advises. Researchers say problems in the bedroom can translate into serious medical conditions, and ignoring sexual dysfunction may mean missing early indicators for heart failure, depression or other ailments, according to a paper published in Friday's issue of The Lancet.
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A hormone patch that works to restore a woman&#39;s sex drive should not be approved until more studies are completed to determine the drug&#39;s risks, US health advisers said Thursday.
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NEW YORK  - After being treated for breast cancer, women of childbearing age need only wait 6 months to conceive, not the 2 years that is often recommended, findings from a new study suggest. However, the longer wait may be warranted for women still receiving treatment or those with a more advantaged disease.
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WASHINGTON -- At some time down the road, there may be a new type of nonhormonal contraceptive available to men -- and it&#39;s one that would be injected.
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Procter & Gamble's skin patch to boost sex drive in women may pose serious long-term risks and should not be approved without further study, critics told a U.S. advisory panel on Thursday.
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U.S. regulatory reviewers said on  Wednesday it was unclear if Procter & Gamble Co.'s testosterone  patch for boosting sexual desire in women produces meaningful  benefit or is safe over the long term.
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WASHINGTON : A skin patch providing sexual stimulation for menopausal women that promises to do what Viagra did for men will begin its approval procedure on Thursday at the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).
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By Carolyn Y. Johnson, Globe Correspondent | December 2, 2004. Government science advisers are expected to decide today whether to recommend approval of the first &quot;female Viagra,&quot; a hormone patch that supporters
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A hormone patch that works to restore a woman's sex drive should not be approved until additional studies to determine its risk, federal health advisers said today.
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Women awaiting surgery to relieve severe stress urinary incontinence may gain significant relief with the drug, leading some to reconsider surgery, a study indicates.
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WASHINGTON -- The manufacturer of a hormone patch aimed at restoring women&#39;s lost libido told federal health advisers today that the therapy has not been linked to any serious safety problems and urged that approval not be delayed because of an unknown
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BOSTON - An appetite-curbing hormone that failed to live up to its early buzz as a possible key to slowing obesity is now being probed as a potential aid for women who suffer from infertility and eating disorders.   "This represents essentially a new era for leptin," said Dr...
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NEW YORK  - Women awaiting surgery to  relieve severe stress urinary incontinence may gain significant  relief with the drug, leading some to reconsider surgery, a  study indicates.
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Breastfeeding women and their babies may hold the secret to developing a drug that could increase female sex drive. American researchers at the University of Chicago in Illinois have found that
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Depending on whom you ask, Procter &amp; Gamble&#39;s new female testosterone patch is either a medical marvel that will change women&#39;s lives or a potentially dangerous
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The risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs may be higher for women using the birth-control patch instead of the pill, according to a warning on the product's label disclosed Wednesday.