TreatmentsSexual healthWomen's health
Low sexual desire
Women’s sexual health visits are narrower than men’s ED visits. Two prescription names come up for hypoactive sexual desire in premenopausal women: flibanserin (Addyi) and bremelanotide (Vyleesi). They are not right for everyone, and DoctorsHome does not prescribe them.
- Low desire has many causes, including pain, medicines, mood, relationship stress, and menopause.
- Addyi and Vyleesi are specific prescription products with their own rules.
- A clinician has to decide whether a medicine even belongs in the conversation.
Medications people ask about
Names only, for people comparing telehealth menus.
- Flibanserin (Addyi), an oral medicine approved for hypoactive sexual desire disorder in certain premenopausal women
- Bremelanotide (Vyleesi), an injection some clinicians discuss for the same diagnosis
- Addressing pain, dryness, or menopause symptoms when those are the actual issue
Safety notes
Flibanserin interacts with alcohol and with some other medicines. Bremelanotide can raise blood pressure for a short time. Neither treats pain with sex. If sex hurts, that needs its own clinical evaluation.
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