Mark Nixon, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, has seen mixed results with testosterone products. I've found postmenopausal women have not always done so well. Some have mood disturbances. But others feel like initiating sex and feel better overall. And the erection-causing drug Viagra may have a place in treating women.
Women have some erectile tissue in the vaginal area.
Increasing blood flow to this tissue with Viagra could cause arousal in women, much as it does to men. It appears safe, but women didn't feel significantly aroused. It's too soon to say that Viagra doesn't work in women. Our research is ongoing. Finding a benefit in women is becoming a matter of increasing importance to Pfizer as serious rivals to Viagra are starting to emerge.