Pharmacology of vagina
The main function which drugs can influence in the vagina would be vaginal secretion which may have been blocked by anxiety and other female sexual dysfunctions.
The drugs available are as follows
PDE5
inhibitor
This
can be
useful
if it
helps
female
sexual
dysfunction
by its
effect
on
clitoral
erection.
Sidenafil
(viagra)
is a
highly
selective
inhibitor
of
phosphodiesterase
type
5.
It
inhibits
the
actions
of
isoenzymes
1, 2,
3, 4
and 5
of
phosphodiestereases
which
terminate
the
action
of
cGMP
in the
clitoris.
With
the
clitoris
thus
stimulated,
its
effect
will
be to
increase
the
secretion
of
fluid
in the
vagina.
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| Topography 1 | Topography 2 | Wall | Canal | Introitus |
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| Fornices | Function 1 | Function 2 | Examination | Speculum |
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Creator: Oluwole Ogunranti
Vagina histology
