Improving Sexual & Urological Health in Males and Females | Dr. Rena Malik

Trimix

Trimix (inferred)

“They'll take medications that increase blood flow, like Trimix. And you'll inject it into the penis, and you'll see an erection.”— Dr. Rena Malik

Viagra

Pfizer (inferred)

“medications that inhibit phosphodiesterase, like Viagra and Cialis, tend to prevent the breakdown of that c-GMP, so you have longer-lasting erections.”— Dr. Rena Malik

Cialis

Eli Lilly (inferred)

“I think low-dose daily Cialis is excellent for erectile function in men.”— Dr. Rena Malik

L-citrulline

“L-citrulline is pretty good. Ashwagandha for stress reduction, which also has implications for sexual function. Tongkat Ali has reasonable data.”— Dr. Rena Malik

Vyleesi (bremelanotide)

Palatin Technologies (inferred)

“There is actually an FDA-approved medication called bremelanotide is the generic name, Vyleesi is the brand name, which is FDA-approved for women with low desire.”— Dr. Rena Malik

Addyi (flibanserin)

Sprout Pharmaceuticals (inferred)

“The other medication that's available for low libido is called flibanserin, also known as Addyi is the brand name, and that also works on serotonin.”— Dr. Rena Malik

Wellbutrin (bupropion)

GlaxoSmithKline (inferred)

“antidepressants like Wellbutrin, bupropion, which increases dopamine and norepinephrine.”— Andrew Huberman

Flomax (tamsulosin)

Boehringer Ingelheim (inferred)

“there are medications like flomax, which are used for enlarged prostate as well, that actually relaxes the ureteral smooth muscle to allow the stone to pass.”— Dr. Rena Malik

Androgel

AbbVie (inferred)

“getting Androgel tubes from the pharmacy and putting a tenth of one tube on the back of the calf or the upper outer buttock.”— Dr. Rena Malik

Crystal Light

Kraft (inferred)

“One easily accessible thing is Crystal Light. It has a high citrate composition, so you can drink Crystal Light with that, two to three liters.”— Dr. Rena Malik

D-mannose

“D-mannose is one of them. Where you take about 2 grams a day of D-mannose and you drink it, and that actually helps reduce UTI risk.”— Dr. Rena Malik

Tongkat Ali

“this Indonesian herb is typically the one that I am aware works best for mild libido enhancement.”— Andrew Huberman

Maca root

“Also things like Maca root, which we don't really know how these things work exactly.”— Andrew Huberman

Shilajit

“Shilajit, this ayurvedic herb, which there is at least one study that I think is done well that shows increases in FSH.”— Andrew Huberman

Ashwagandha

“L-citrulline is pretty good. Ashwagandha for stress reduction, which also has implications for sexual function.”— Dr. Rena Malik