become widely used because it cannot be taken with alcohol and only certain certified health care providers are allowed to prescribe it.
According to CNN, Vyleesi’s maker, AMAG Pharmaceuticals, said the new drug will not be available until September, and pricing and reimbursement have yet to be determined.
One expert in female sexual health said it remains to be seen how widely Vyleesi will be used.
“Female sexual dysfunction is more complicated in some ways than male sexual dysfunction, so it’s more difficult to treat,” Dr. Nicole Cirino, co-director of the Menopause and Sexual Therapy Clinic at Oregon Health and Science University’s Center for Women’s Health, told CNN. She had no role in Vyleesi’s development.
Cirini suspects Vyleesi probably will not be the first option women with
