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The PINK PILL for Women's Sexual Desire - Why it Took 10x Longer for Women's Addyi vs Men's Viagara with Cindy Eckert & Julie Bristow
Episode 69

The PINK PILL for Women's Sexual Desire - Why it Took 10x Longer for Women's Addyi vs Men's Viagara with Cindy Eckert & Julie Bristow

In today’s episode of Bite Back with Abbey Sharp, we explore the politics, science, and cultural debate surrounding women’s sexual desire and the development of the first FDA-approved medication for low libido. Joined by Julie Bristow, executive producer of the documentary The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs, and Who Has Control, and Cindy Eckert, founder of Sprout Pharmaceuticals, we unpack the long road to bringing Addyi to market and what the fight for a “female Viagra” reveals about gender bias in medicine, sexual autonomy, and whose health needs are prioritized.

Bite Back with Abbey Sharp

March 17, 202617m 6s

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Show Notes

Here’s a run down of what we discussed in today’s episode:

  • What Is Addyi? The First FDA-Approved Treatment for Low Female Desire
  • Addyi vs Viagra: Why the “Pink Pill” Took 17 Years to Approve
  • Cultural Bias in Medicine: Why Women’s Sexual Health Was Dismissed
  • Why This Story Matters Now: The Documentary The Pink Pill
  • Feminism, Pharma & Politics: Navigating a Controversial Topic
  • Understanding HSDD: Biology vs Context in Low Sexual Desire
  • Can a Medication Empower Women’s Sexual Autonomy?
  • Who Really Has Control? Power, Partners & the Medical System
  • Addyi, Ozempic & the Shift From Moral Judgment to Biology
  • Sexual Autonomy, Systemic Change & What True Choice Looks Like


Check in with today’s amazing guest: Julie Bristow & Cindy Eckert

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