Avlimil

Purported Benefits, Side Effects & More
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This information describes the common uses of Avlimil, how it works, and its possible side effects.
Tell your healthcare providers about any dietary supplements you’re taking, such as herbs, vitamins, minerals, and natural or home remedies. This will help them manage your care and keep you safe.

What is it?

Evidence on whether Avlimil can improve sexual function in women is lacking.

Avlimil is a dietary supplement that contains sage leaf, red raspberry leaf, kudzu root extract, red clover extract, capsicum pepper, licorice root, bayberry fruit, damiana leaf, valerian root, ginger root, and black cohosh root. It is being promoted to relieve symptoms of female sexual dysfunction. Sexual dysfunction may involve loss of sexual desire, arousal, difficulty in maintaining arousal, painful intercourse, or difficulty in achieving orgasm. This may result from factors such as stress, hormonal imbalances, use of antidepressants, menopause, and cancer treatments. The manufacturer claims that use of Avlimil results in improved sexual response. The herbal components of Avlimil are thought to enhance sexual satisfaction by increasing blood flow to the sex organs and by promoting muscle relaxation.

A small unpublished study suggests that Avlimil may have a positive effect on sexual response in normal women. Avlimil has not been studied in cancer patients. Since this product contains botanical ingredients that have estrogenic effects, patients with hormone sensitive cancers should consult with their physicians before using it.

What are the potential uses and benefits?

Female Sexual Dysfunction
One unpublished study suggests that Avlimil may improve sexual function in women when compared to placebo.

What are the side effects?

  • Minor irritation
  • Stomach upset

What else do I need to know?

Special Point:

Sexual dysfunction could be a result of other complex underlying physical, biological, or psychological disorders. Patients should consult and be monitored by a physician when using this product.

The Federal Trade Commission charged the marketers of Avlimil in making false and unsubstantiated claims. Avlimil’s ingredients are not the same as the formula used in the clinical study cited in the advertisements.