Myregyna inventor Dr Iona Weir said it has been proven in trials to “improve sexual response and sexual function” in women over 50 and support sexual and genital health during and after menopause
22:20, 09 Aug 2025Updated 22:22, 09 Aug 2025
Dr Weir says her wonder drug is “like viagra for women” (Stock)(Image: Getty Images)
A miracle drug dubbed “Viagra for women” is set to be launched to “give women their sex life back” after going through menopause. Myregyna inventor Dr Iona Weir said it has been proven in trials to “improve sexual response and sexual function” in women over 50.
The New Zealand-based cell biologist developed the non-hormonal cream after going through the menopause herself. And she says women can also use it alongside hormone replacement therapy to support sexual and genital health during and after menopause.
Iona, 58, said: “It actually boosts natural hydration. Men got Viagra, but women got nothing, right? This is going to be the first non-hormonal treatment that will give you your sex life back.”
Dr Weir said she has been overwhelmed by the feedback from women (Stock)(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Iona said she had pitched ideas to heads of huge companies, but said of the mostly male bosses: “They’ll ask, ‘Is that an issue for women?’ Or say, ‘Oh, we don’t see a market for that.’”
She blasted the lack of interest in women’s sexual enjoyment “a silent epidemic” and her firm Weir Science expects sales of the plant-based drug to top £7.5billion a year.
It aims to reverse the effects of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause (GSM) in millions of post-menopausal women worldwide.
Dr Weir said the wonder drug can give women their sex lives back after menopause (Stock)(Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto)
She added: “It’s such a silent epidemic. They’ve got Viagra, but no one seems to consider that women might have thin, dry vaginas and no longer be as sexually responsive.
Iona is currently in talks with two global drug firms and is in the process of registering the product with the Food and Drug Administration in the US.
And she has already been “overwhelmed” by the feedback from women, like actor and ambassador Robyn Malcolm, raving about how life-changing it’s been.
The drug has been dubbed viagra for women. (Stock)(Image: Getty Images)
She told Woman’s Weekly: “I have women ringing me up saying they’re excited about jumping on the trampoline or that their husband is so happy. It’s really cool that 35 years of work is actually coming to fruition and making a change. And it’s for women.
“I looked at the different symptoms women were facing. Some included urinary frequency and weakness, loss of sexual function, drying and tearing of vaginal tissue, and risk of prolapse.”
She added: “Women need to understand that it’s not scary. You reach this moment where you don’t care, you don’t feel worried about what people think and you just do what you want. Post-menopause is the last third of your life, but it’s also incredibly liberating.”
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