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FDA approves controversial women’s libido drug

The FDA approved Vyleesi, an under-the-skin injection women take before sex. Skeptics balk at the idea of a drug playing a role in sexual desire.

The Food and Drug Administration approved a controversial drug meant to increase women’s desire for sex, a treatment that has rekindled a debate over the limits of medicine when it comes to human sexuality.

The drug, called Vyleesi, is an, or HSDD, which is defined as a distressing loss of interest in sex.

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