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Sex Drug Stimulates the Brain Betterhumans Staff [Tuesday, February 18, 2003] Viagra did wonders for limp sex lives, but it only increases blood flow, not desire. A sex drug in testing, however, effectively acts on the brain rather than the body. Called apomorphine, the drug mimics the effects of the neurotransmitter dopamine. The drug has been used to treat Parkinson's disease and has demonstrated a libido-enhancing effect. Apomorphine could be the equivalent of Viagra for women. While blood-flow to the penis is at the center of the male sexual response, research shows that sexual response in females has far more to do with the brain. For this reason, UK researcher Ian Russell performed an 18-week-study of the drug on 10 women with reduced sexual desire. He found that eight of the women reported heightened sexual desire at the end of the trial. Russel has now begun a larger clinical trial on the drug, which should be finished next year. Tom Berdine President; Young Onset Parkinson's Association(YOPA) www.yopa.org Founder; YoungParkinsons.com www.YoungParkinsons.com Diagnosed in 2000 @ 33 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.455 / Virus Database: 255 - Release Date: 2/13/2003 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn