How Fab U Lust® Helps Clitoral Erection
Physiological sexual arousal in women involves an increase in pelvic vascular blood flow and resultant pelvic vasocongestion, vaginal engorgement, swelling of the external genitalia, and clitoral erection (Levin, 1992). Vaginal wall engorgement occurs with increased blood flow to the local vascular bed, enabling plasma transudation and subsequent lubrication of the epithelial surface of the vaginal wall (Levin, 1991; Schiavi & Segraves, 1995). Female Sexual Arousal Disorder (FSAD) is defined in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) as the "persistent or recurrent inability to attain, or to maintain until completion of the sexual activity, an adequate lubrication-swelling response of sexual excitement" which causes "marked distress or interpersonal difficulty."
The clitoral hood is partially keratinized and absorbs medication less than the non-keratinized underside of the clitoris. Fab U Lust® has two components, a small amount of peppermint extract and L-Arginine. The peppermint extract helps with the absorption of the L-Arginine. The peppermint extract has also been reported to cause a reflex vaginal lubrication, even though Fab U Lust® is placed on the clitoris, and not in the vagina. The L-Arginine is intended to induce the Nitric Oxide synthase pathway to create Nitric Oxide and dilate the corpus cavernosa to maximally fill with blood.
Orgasm can only occur with continuous stimulation of the maximally aroused clitoris! Viagra® is an oral medication that blocks the breakdown of Nitric Oxide; therefore the Nitric Oxide builds up in the penis and allows an erection. Both Viagra® and Fab U Lust®™ need "sexual stimulation" such as odors, thoughts, rubbing, kissing, genital touching, and foreplay to initiate the impulses down the spinal cord, pudendal nerves, and clitoral/penile nerves to establish an erection. Neither is automatic.
Sex and L-arginine
By David Jay Brown
L-arginine is an essential amino acid found in many common foods (such as nuts, turkey, and dairy products), and it is readily available in most health food stores as a nutritional supplement.
In addition to being one of the building blocks of proteins in the body, L-arginine has been shown to increase the ability to obtain erections and maintain stamina in men. It has also been reported to increase libido, as well as the intensity of sexual sensations in both men and women.
This effect is due, at least in part, to the fact that L-arginine increases the production of nitric oxide, an excitatory neurotransmitter (or chemical messenger in the brain) that is also responsible for causing male and female erections. Nitric oxide is the only known gaseous neurotransmitter in the body, and it helps the erectile function because it facilitates blood flow to the erectile tissues.
Viagra actually works by enhancing the effect of nitric oxide, and one of the reasons that drinking alcohol can interfere with a man’s ability to obtain an erection is because alcohol reduces the production of nitric oxide.
Although it’s mechanism for facilitating erections in men is clearly established, the mechanism by which it enhances libido and sexual sensations in women is less clearly understood. Animal studies suggest that the effect may be due to a chain of events triggered by nitric oxide that cause the release of two important female hormones--LHRH and LH--which lead to ovulation and sexual behavior.
L-arginine is sometimes used in a topological cream by women, which is applied to the external female genitals, and is said to improve clitoral erections and ease of orgasm.
Many healthcare professionals recommend L-arginine as an effective treatment for a loss of interest in sex, impotence, and difficulty achieving orgasm. Since it is not only natural to the body, but essential, many physicians that I spoke with believe that the topical use of L-arginine should be one of the first treatments to try in oreder to improve erectile function.