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. |
