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What Is Addyi? The Controversy Behind the Drug Nicknamed the ‘Female Viagra’

[Editor's note: On December 15, 2025, the FDA extended its approval of Addyi to postmenopausal women under the age of 65. In making that decision,…

Jun 6, 2025

Blunted Before They Can Bloom: SSRIs and Sexual Side Effects in Adolescents

P. began taking Zoloft — an antidepressant known generically as sertraline — for school-related anxiety right at the cusp of puberty.  “I’d started masturbating around…

Jul 9, 2025

11 Meds that Can Mess with Your Voice

All medications can help, heal, or harm. There are nearly always side effects that are unintended when it comes to meds. From drugs prescribed by…

May 28, 2024

6 Common Medications That Can Cause Erectile Dysfunction

What is Erectile Dysfunction? Erectile dysfunction. We’ve all heard of it. And Pfizer’s advertising campaign when it introduced its blockbuster erectile dysfunction drug Viagra (sildenafil)…

Apr 29, 2021

Everything You Need to Know About Hypertension

High blood pressure (hypertension) is sometimes called the “silent killer.” It often has no symptoms at all, but it can raise your risk of deadly events such as heart…

May 13, 2024

FDA SIDE EFFECTS UPDATE: Testosterone Drugs and High Blood Pressure Risk

Welcome to the FDA Side Effects Update. This series is designed to keep you informed about the latest safety advisories and newly documented side effects…

Oct 1, 2025

From Ashwagandha to St. John’s Wort: The Risks Behind 5 Trending Supplements

Their bottles line drugstore aisles. Their ads interrupt your favorite podcast. Chances are, you have a few supplements in your kitchen cabinet right now. Maybe…

Mar 27, 2025

Are SARMs Safe to Use?

✅ This article was reviewed by Ohiole Kingsley Ohikuare, PharmD, member of our MedShadow Medical Advisory Board. Most of us know that using steroids to…

Oct 15, 2020

6 Alternatives to Erectile Dysfunction Drugs

If you think Viagra is the only way to deal with erectile dysfunction, think again. Here are six ED options, including their pros and cons. In…

May 27, 2021

Anxiety Meds: Options, Side Effects & Alternatives

In 2006, as she was preparing for her wedding, panic attacks began to take over Kara Baskin’s life. “I worried constantly that I was on…

Sep 18, 2019

Everything You Wanted To Know About Treating PCOS, Medications, and Side Effects

PCOS infographic PCOS stands for polycystic ovary syndrome. It’s an unfortunately-named syndrome, as not everyone who is diagnosed actually has cysts on their ovaries. It’s a…

May 31, 2023