The Truth About “Female Viagra” They Didn’t Want You to Know

Why does women's sexual health still get treated as an afterthought, and what would it take to finally change that? Cindy Eckert is the founder and CEO of Sprout Pharmaceuticals and the woman behind Addyi, the first and only FDA-approved treatment for low sexual desire in women. In this episode, she explains hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), the biological condition behind low libido that affects millions of women and is still routinely dismissed as stress, aging, or a relationship problem.

Cindy breaks down why women are told their low libido is emotional while men's sexual health issues are treated as biological, what actually happens in the brain when desire disappears, and the three question checklist she wants every woman to bring to her next doctor's appointment. She also explains why 80% of women who brought up low libido with their doctor were simply told it was normal, and what women's sexual health should actually look like when it's taken seriously.

In this episode, you'll learn:

- What HSDD is and why it's rooted in biology, not emotion

- Why women's sexual health has been dismissed as psychological instead of medical

- How the double standard in FDA drug review affects treatments for women

- Why 80% of women raising low libido with their doctor are told it's normal

- The three questions to ask before accepting "that's just aging"

- How Addyi works and who it's for

- What changed with Addyi's newest approval for postmenopausal women

If you've ever felt like your desire just switched off and been told that's normal, been handed a vague explanation instead of a real answer, or wondered if something is wrong with you instead of your body, this episode will help you understand the biology behind it, so you stop blaming yourself for something that was never your fault.

*Addyi (flibanserin) is for women under 65 with acquired, generalized HSDD who have not had problems with low sexual desire in the past. It is not for men. Full safety information, including boxed warning on alcohol interaction, is available at https://addyi.com/pi

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