Get ready ladies: as of October 17, female Viagra will invade your pharmacy’s shelves. The FDA has approved a new drug, Addyi, which is manufactured by none other than Sprout pharmaceuticals. Isn’t that the cutest company name ever? Heart hands!
The invention of this drug is being treated as a feminist victory. The rhetoric is that men have many drug options when it comes to their boners, and we women have no lady boner drugs to take. Although on paper this seems like an injustice, in practice, it really isn’t. The claim of Addyi is that it addresses a loss of libido for women, and will actually increase their interest in sex. Currently, there is no drug on the market that is designed to address the sex drive of men.