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Escitalopram (Lexapro) for Hot Flashes: No Significant Sexual Side Effects

Escitalopram (Lexapro) for Hot Flashes: No Significant Sexual Side Effects

Escitalopram, when used in the treatment of menopausal vasomotor symptoms, did not worsen overall sexual function among non-depressed midlife women.
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Escitalopram, when used in the treatment of menopausal vasomotor symptoms, did not worsen overall sexual function among non-depressed midlife women.

Reviewed in Medscape

Reed SD, Guthrie KA, Joffe H, Shifren JL, Seguin RA, Freeman EW.  Sexual Function in Nondepressed Women Using Escitalopram for Vasomotor Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial.  Obstet Gynecol. 2012; 119(3):527-38.

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