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Female sexual dysfunction: Science or marketing? - Broadsheet - Salon.com

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A new report says drug companies have played a key role in defining and studying desire disorders

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Tags: Sexual Health, Disease and Condition, Drug, Sex and Intimacy, Women's Health, Sexual Dysfunction, Science

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Sex Talk Still Stigmatized in the Doctor's Office | Female Sexual Dysfunction | LiveScience

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Sex Talk Still Stigmatized in the Doctor's Office | Female Sexual Dysfunction | LiveScience

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Erectile Dysfunction and Urinary Incontinence

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New study: Men who consume hair loss drug may report sexual dysfunction

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Men Report Persistent Sexual Impairment After Use of Common Hair Loss Drugs

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New study: Men who consume hair loss drug may report sexual dysfunction

news-medical.net — “A new study by The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, that will be published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, suggests men who take the drug finasteride, commonly marketed under the trademark names Propecia and Proscar, may report an on-going reduction in sex drive, and in some cases, prolonged periods of erectile dysfunction even after they stop using the medications.View full resource at news-medical.net

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Men Report Persistent Sexual Impairment After Use of Common Hair Loss Drugs

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Orgasm Inc.: Attacking Big Pharma With Little More Than Sex-Positive Platitudes - Page 1 - Movies - New York - Village Voice

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Orgasm Inc.: Attacking Big Pharma With Little More Than Sex-Positive Platitudes - Page 1 - Movies - New York - Village Voice

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Drugs for low libido raise concerns over industry 'construction' of new diseases

sciencedaily.com — “Drug companies have not only sponsored the science of a new condition known as female sexual dysfunction, they have helped to construct it, in order to build global markets for new drugs, reveals a new article.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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Did Big Pharma Invent Female Sexual Dysfunction? - ABC News

abcnews.go.com — “Fifteen years ago, the term female "hypoactive sexual desire disorder" didn't exist. So why is this condition now claimed to affect 10 to 30 percent of women? One critic argues essentially, that it is a made-up condition invented as a marketing tool to sell product.View full resource at abcnews.go.com

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