Science Reveals Secrets Of Female Sexual Arousal

Wednesday, April 14, 2010 - 10:49 in Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered more about the mechanisms underlying female sexual arousal using a novel prototype drug called UK-414,495, according to findings published this week in the British Journal of Pharmacology. Researchers found that electrically stimulating the pelvic nerve increases blood flow to the genitalia, and that this effect was enhanced if they also gave the prototype drug. They believe that UK-414,495 acts by blocking the breakdown of an internal chemical messenger that plays a key role in increasing blood flow during sexual arousal. read more

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