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Can A Better Sex Life Come In Spray Form?
Nov 30, 2005, 04:56 AM EST
 

Nasal Spray To Help Your Sex Life



Viagra, Cialis and Levtira are names of drugs we have quickly become familiar with. They are drugs helping men overcome erectile dysfunction. But what about the sex drives of men and women across the country? A sex spark could soon come in a spritz.


Palatin Technologies is touting a new class of prescription drug. It is PT-141, and it is being developed in New Jersey. It is meant to work like an aphrodisiac for both men and women.


"On the female side," explains Palatin President, Dr. Carl Spana. "There is nothing out there right now. So we are exciting about those effects as well."


It's easy to use. It is a tiny apparatus that you put at the base of the nostril, and it releases a small amount of spray into the nasal passage. It works fast says Dr. Spana.


"The product has a very rapid effect," she says. "It takes effect in about 15 to 20 minutes after they take the drug."


Sales are expected to skyrocket but PT-141 is still in trials and under Federal Drug Administration review. Folks anxious for PT-141 to hit the pharmacies are looking for other ways to fuel the fire. In fact, some are turning to a method that has been around 4,000 years.


Xiao Hong Li has been jump starting sex lives in Virginia Beach with the art of acupuncture. She says drugs can't fix the entire problems when it comes to sexual dysfunction.


"Most people who have a low sex drive, their stress level is high too," says Li.


In fact, Dr. Li has clients who have tried prescription drugs.


"They come to me after all this treatment," she says.


The combination of acupuncture with herbs has seemed to rekindle the flame for those who visit Dr. Li.


Whether you find it in a stick or a spray, it seems a lack of lust could soon be a thing of the past.

There are side effects to the PT-141 spray. Some of the test users have experienced nausea and runny noses. It is expected to hit the market in three years. You can sign up on Palatin's website and it is possible you could be chosen to participate in the next round of trials.

Ed Hughes: One million Americans visit  acupuncturists every year and  those numbers are growing.     

The ancient Chinese art of  healing is quickly catching on in the U.S. NewsChannel Three's Healthwatch reporter Cynthia Brooks visits a Virginia Beach acupuncturist. 

Cynthia Brooks: Jim Kurz is hoping acupuncture will relieve his chronic pain from arthritis. 

Jim Kurz: There's only so many pain pills you can keep taking, so I gave it a try.

Cynthia Brooks: Kurz started about three weeks ago.

Cynthia Brooks:  Xiao Hong Li is an acupuncturist trained in China now practicing in Virginia Beach.

Xiao Hong Li: I have treated cancer, high blood pressure, arthritis, all kinds of pain. 

Cynthia Brooks: Even pain from wounds..like this horrific spider bite.  Majorie Harrison went to three doctors before trying acupuncture with Li. 

Majorie Harrison: She said, I don't know  whether I can help you or not.  And I think she might have  been praying, she turned her  back to us. Then she turned  around and said, give me two weeks.

Xiao Hong Li: When you have treatment, when I put the  needle in, you feel the flower blooming, it feels so good. 

Cynthia Brooks:   I decided to try it to see if  it would relieve the arthritis pain in my lower back. After cleaning the pressure points, she inserts the needles. I  feel only a slight sting. She  says relax for thirty minutes.  I can't say my pain completely disappeared, but it did  decrease. For Healthwatch, I'm  Cynthia Brooks.

These photos and video are from the 
5th Annual News Channel 3 
Health & Fitness Expo
(January 18-19, 2003)

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