Female ‘viagra’ set to finally be made available
A female equivalent to the sexual enhancement drug Viagra is set to arrive in the United States.
Since being made legalised in 1998, Viagra has saved (and likely ruined) countless marriages on behalf of men, and now, it is set to become an equal opportunity drug for both sexes.
The new cream is called Dare to Play and has been manufactured by the woman health group Daré Bioscience, costing users $10 per use. It also promises to work in just 10 minutes.
It claims to increase blood flow in the vaginal area, which, in turn, boosts sexual arousal which a reported 20 million women across the United States struggle with. Similarly to Viagra, the main component of the cream is sildenifal.
Daré Bioscience’s CEO Sabrina Martucci Johnson says of their new product: “When Viagra was approved in 1998, it revolutionized sexual medicine for men. But for women, comparable progress on enhancing the natural arousal sensations has stalled for nearly three decades.”
Johnson continued, “We believe DARE to PLAY represents a long overdue correction, giving women an option to reconnect with their own bodies, their pleasure, and their confidence, using science that finally recognizes their needs.”
Currently, it’s yet to be accessible all across the United States, but it is available for pre-order following a consultation with a licenced health worker in Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Utah.
During the clinical trials, those who tested Dare To Play didn’t show any worrying symptoms compared to the women who used the placebo. Nevertheless, it’s still likely someway off from reaching the shelves in the UK and across the world, which would require an increased level of testing.
Dare to Play isn’t the first of its kind, there is also Lady Era, but chemist Superdrug issued a warning in 2020 on their website regarding the product, stating, “Lady Era contains the same active ingredient as Viagra and the manufacturers claim it’s an approved treatment for female sexual dysfunction. But this product isn’t proven to work and isn’t legal to buy in the UK.”