An experimental drug promises to create even more excitement than Viagra.
PT-141 is taken as a nasal spray and affects the brain directly, increasing
sexual desire in both sexes. Female rats given the drug, being developed by
Palatin of New Jersey, solicited sex from males eight times as often as normal.
Initial tests on people suggest there are no adverse side effects.
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