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Sydney (pte051/10.02.2005/15:55) - A spray that helps increase a woman's libido has undergone successful trials, according to the BBC http://www.bbc.co.uk . The spray, which was initially designed for post-menopausal women contains the male sex hormone testosterone and was developed by Australian company Acrux http://www.acrux.com.au . It has also been shown to work for young women with a low sex drive.
The spray was tested over a period of four months in three doses on 261 women with a low libido and low testosterone levels. The spray delivers testosterone and a substance to ensure the hormone is held in the skin and absorbed for 24 hours, similar to the way sunscreen remains on the skin. The Australian researchers found a statistically significant rise in the number of satisfying experiences at the end of the fourth month for women taking the second highest dose of the spray. The only side effect was a small increase in body hair among some of the participants, causing two of the women taking the highest dose to drop out of the experiment.
According to lead researcher Susan Davis, of Monash University http://www.monash.edu.au , previous research had focused on postmenopausal women known to have low testosterone levels. "But many younger women also report having low sexual interest and enjoyment," she said. "This has been explained away as being caused by relationship issues, depression or other life circumstances. But now we know for many women the underlying problem is biological. If further studies reconfirm the benefits we have seen, the spray could make an enormous difference to the quality of many women's lives. This is not just about sex - it's about having a satisfying home and social life, and having happier relationships and communities all round," she added.
According to Geoff Hackett, of the British Society for Sexual Medicine http://www.bssm.org.uk , it is important that the spray is only given to women who have been thoroughly assessed, and have shown to have low testosterone. "This should not be seen as a panacea. Low female sex drive is a much more complex thing than men not getting an erection, which in 90 per cent of cases is due to organic disease. If a women takes this spray when her low libido is not due to low testosterone, then it could cause even more problems for her relationship," he said. Hackett warned that raising testosterone levels too high was linked to side effects such as beard growth, hair loss, greasy skin and acne.
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