Review of drug treatment for female sexual dysfunction.
Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) incorporates various sexual disorders including hypoactive sexual desire disorder, sexual arousal disorder, orgasmic and sexual pain disorders. Although many strategies have been formulated for the treatment of male sexual problems, FSD remains an area that warrants further research and trial studies to identify the most efficacious treatment options. Research has highlighted numerous pharmacological interventions that have been trialled and found to exhibit positive effects. These include hormonal therapies, prostaglandins, dopaminergic agonists, phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE-5) inhibitors and melanocortin agonists.
Wylie
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Porterbrook Clinic, Sheffield, UK. k.r.wylie@sheffield.ac.uk
Malik
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D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006728:Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D053486:Melanocortins / Q000819:agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011687:Purines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012735:Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate; D013450:Sulfones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D006728:Hormones; D053486:Melanocortins; D010879:Piperazines; D011453:Prostaglandins; D011687:Purines; D013450:Sulfones; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D000068677:Sildenafil Citrate