Last year the aphrodisiac pill for women, Addyi, came on the market in America. The big question everyone has, of course, is whether this pill really works. The first results have been studied.
Women who took Addyi were more likely to have sex once every two months. A relatively small difference, especially if you keep in mind what the side effects of the pill are:you have to take the pleasure pill every day, the pill affects your brain, you should not drink alcohol with it to avoid side effects such as high blood pressure and fainting to prevent. The aphrodisiac pill is not yet available in the Netherlands, but should we want it?
Epidemiologist Loes Jaspers is the first author of the scientific article. She advises women with a low libido to discuss this with their GP and possibly to be referred to a sexologist.
