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Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

HSDD means sexual desire is persistently low or absent, and that this causes marked distress or makes a relationship difficult. A low sex drive on its own is common and does not amount to a disorder. What separates the two is the distress.

Medicine used to treat Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder

Flibanserin

Flibanserin

100mg

Flibanserin is a tablet for hypoactive sexual desire disorder. It comes in a single strength and multiple pack sizes. Each option lists its price per tablet.

FromUS$8.42/ tabletView

Key points

  • The diagnosis rests on distress caused by low desire, not on low desire alone.
  • Relationship strain, stress, tiredness, mood, hormones, illness and some medicines, including antidepressants, can all reduce desire.
  • Flibanserin is taken every day and must not be used with alcohol close to a dose.

What can lower desire

Desire is shaped by many things: the relationship itself, stress, tiredness, mood, hormones, other illnesses and a range of medicines, including some antidepressants. These causes are worth checking first, since addressing them often helps more than a medicine aimed at desire.

Treatment

Flibanserin (Flibanserin) is a 100mg tablet taken daily for HSDD. It works on brain chemistry. Sildenafil is not approved for this use. Orders reach Malaysia from pharmacy partners in India in discreet packaging.

Safety

Flibanserin is approved for women under 65 whose HSDD is acquired and generalised, so it does not suit every case of low desire. Alcohol close to a dose must be avoided.

When to see a doctor

Low desire that persists and causes distress, or that strains a relationship, is worth raising with a doctor. Illness and medicines that may lie behind it can then be checked and treated.

Further reading

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