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Sex Device for Women's sexual dysfunction
A
medical device that helps women achieve orgasm, in this
case by pumping blood into the clitoris. This has been
approved by FDA. It is for the first time that a devise
has been made and approved for women's sexual dysfuction.
In the past, it's largely been viewed as a psychological
problem, while medical advances in medications and
devices have helped improve the sex lives of impotent
men.
The device, called Eros, is
made of a soft suction cup to be placed over the
clitoris. A tube connects the device to a hand-held
battery-operated vacuum device. Women turn on the vacuum
and can increase or decrease its suction intensity until
the clitoris feels engorged with blood. Then they turn if
off and remove the suction cup.
Eros, made by
UroMetrics Inc. of St. Paul, Minn., is available by
prescription only for those diagnosed with female sexual
arousal disorder. Although small studies showed women who
used it reported greater sexual satisfaction, researchers
say it's not a panacea.
Viagra,the
anti-impotence blockbuster drug, has been tested in women
with conflicting results. Until Eros, women with sexual
arousal disorder had to use estrogen therapy or
lubricants to decrease vaginal dryness.
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