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demmiblue

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9. +1 (at the expense of women's health)

Reply to Vinca (Reply #8)

Thu Aug 20, 2015, 12:13 PM

Aug 2015

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“Female Viagra” Approved by FDA [View all] niyad Aug 2015 OP

About damned time. Agnosticsherbet Aug 2015 #1

"conducted a safety study after the drug was rejected a second time using mostly male participants" riversedge Aug 2015 #2

are we surprised? niyad Aug 2015 #3

A new rape drug for the Cosby's of the world Generic Other Aug 2015 #4

wouldn't be surprising. niyad Aug 2015 #5

Apples and orangutans. demmiblue Aug 2015 #6

You clearly haven't read anything about it before making this ridiculous post Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #7

Women will be more likely to be coerced to take it Generic Other Aug 2015 #10

Or become the new "rape drug." yellowcanine Aug 2015 #13

I was already labeled ridiculous upthread Generic Other Aug 2015 #16

'The idea this could be a "rape drug" is incredibly ignorant.' Really? yellowcanine Aug 2015 #14

Legal Spanish Fly Generic Other Aug 2015 #17

Anyone who thinks this will not be used by rapists does not understand how they think. yellowcanine Aug 2015 #18

Legal Spanish Fly... holy shite! Lol! demmiblue Aug 2015 #19

Why? I don't intend to use the product Generic Other Aug 2015 #20

Whoosh... demmiblue Aug 2015 #21

As I said, I predict abuse of the product Generic Other Aug 2015 #22

I am a woman. demmiblue Aug 2015 #28

Well lets see Lee-Lee Aug 2015 #33

Funny- when Viagra came out no one said it would get men raped Marrah_G Aug 2015 #34

one of the many ironies of the cosby situation is that he's a moralizing pompous prick, on the Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #37

The outrage is that the FDA approved this drug to treat low libido. Vinca Aug 2015 #8

+1 (at the expense of women's health) demmiblue Aug 2015 #9

++1 DawgHouse Aug 2015 #11

yep and here's info steve2470 Aug 2015 #24

Big pharma loves "repurposing." That's how male Viagra came about. Vinca Aug 2015 #29

That's right, lots of people forget about that! DawgHouse Aug 2015 #30

"Female viagra" is a misnomer. yellowcanine Aug 2015 #12

Another study suggests that B2G Aug 2015 #15

And maybe helping with the kids and chores, so she has a bit more time and energy tblue37 Aug 2015 #27

both of you, thank you so much for stating what is so frequently overlooked. niyad Aug 2015 #31

assuming we're talking about adults, here Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #35

NPR did a show on this 2 mos. ago. The company pushing... Eleanors38 Aug 2015 #23

Interesting for pre-menopausal. Didn't think that there would be that Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2015 #25

Personally I would love to be able to use this drug Marrah_G Aug 2015 #26

you are absolutely correct. niyad Aug 2015 #32

Hey, an actual sane answer. Warren DeMontague Aug 2015 #36