Medical therapy of sexual dysfunction.
The recent development of new medications for the treatment of the sexual dysfunction increased the possibility of improving the altered sexual performance. Although initially designed for the treatment of male sexual dysfunction, erectile dysfunction in particular, these substances have now been tested for the therapy of a broad range of sexual dysfunction also in the female. Here we will briefly review the therapeutic options currently available and the potential of new pharmacological treatments for male and female sexual dysfunction.
Spera
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Department of Medical Pathophysiology, University of Roma La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. giannispera@yahoo.com
Pili
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Gnessi
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Spera
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Mariani
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D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology