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18 A testosterone patch for women called Intrinsa has been approved in Europe but was rejected by the FDA due to concerns about longterm safety. But the drug has sparked a backlash from some medical and psychiatric professionals who question whether low sex drive in women should even be considered a condition best treated with drugs. They point to the results of a large survey in which about 40% Strange places to look for skin cancer JF mag! of women reported some sort of sexual problem -- most commonly low sexual desire -but only 12% said they felt distressed about it. With all the factors that go into the stew that piques sexual desire in women, some doctors say a drug should be the last ingredient to consider, rather than the first.