Lidocaine Therapy

Studies from Dartmouth College describe new findings in lidocaine therapy

Published in Medical Device Law Weekly, March 21st, 2010

According to recent research published in the journal Physiology & Behavior, "The present Study tested whether the topical application of a local anesthetic (Lidocaine) to the vaginocervical region altered the pattern of paced mating behavior displayed by gonadectomized, hormone-primed female rats."

"Both rats receiving Lidocaine and rats receiving vehicle exhibited the expected lengthening of contact-return latency as the intensity of the mating stimuli increased (mount <intromission <ejaculation). Although rats given Lidocaine versus vehicle received a greater number of intromissions, no other group differences were observed," wrote S.H. Meerts and...

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Source: Medical Device Law Weekly (2010-03-21)

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