[lbo-talk] FDA to Women: Thou Shall Not Desire

DSR debburz at yahoo.com
Fri Dec 3 08:20:27 PST 2004


--- Jon Johanning <zenner41 at mac.com> wrote:


> I think it was a quite prudent recommendation, actually. P & G's
> motive
> in putting this thing out was probably mostly to make oodles of
> money,
> a la the boom on the male side kicked off by Viagra.

I have to agree. For too long, women have been under-represented in medical research and prevention, and the debates still rage on regarding estrogen therapies. I'd rather see prudence than a rush to market on this one. Lack of desire won't kill you; a poorly evaluated medication might.

- Deborah

===== "If Jesus had been killed twenty years ago, Catholic school children would be wearing little electric chairs around their necks instead of crosses." - Lenny Bruce



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