732: The Power of the Pink Pill: Cindy Eckert on Creating Addyi

Beauty Bytes with Dr. Kay: Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon™

Kay Durairaj, MD, FACS @beautybydrkay

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🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we sit down with Cindy Eckert — the trailblazing founder behind Addyi, the first FDA-approved pill for women’s low sexual desire. Cindy shares the raw, behind-the-scenes story of what it took to bring female sexual wellness to the forefront of medicine and culture. From navigating regulatory roadblocks to challenging deep-rooted stigmas, she opens up about the fight to get women’s desire taken seriously. We dive into the gender gap in healthcare, why sex is still a taboo topic for women, and how Addyi became more than just a pill — it became a movement. Stay tuned to learn more!

ADDYI is for premenopausal women with acquired, generalized hypoactive (low) sexual desire disorder who have not had problems with low sexual desire in the past, and who have low sexual desire no matter the type of sexual activity, the situation or the sexual partner. The low sexual desire is troubling to them and is not due to a medical or mental health problem, problems in the relationship or medicine or other drug use. ADDYI is not for use in men or to enhance sexual performance. Your risk of severe low blood pressure and fainting is increased if you drink 1-2 standard alcoholic drinks close in time to your ADDYI dose. Wait at least 2 hours after drinking before taking ADDYI at bedtime. Your risk of severe low blood pressure and fainting is also increased if you take certain prescription, over the counter or herbal medications, or have liver problems. Low blood pressure and fainting can happen when you take ADDYI even if you don’t drink alcohol or take other medicines. Do not take if you are allergic to any of the ingredients in ADDYI. Allergic reactions may include hives, itching or trouble breathing. Sleepiness, sometimes serious, can occur. Common side effects include dizziness, nausea, tiredness, difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep and dry mouth. See full PI and Medication Guide, including Boxed Warning at addyi.com/pi or call 844-PINK-PILL.

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0:00.0	Well, hello, hello, guys.
0:15.8	You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K, Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon.
0:19.8	And today on the podcast, I am so excited to
0:22.8	introduce you to Cindy Eckert. And she is CEO of Adi. Adi. Adi. I said it correctly.
0:30.5	All right. Addy. And you guys, this is a revolutionary topic. We're going to dive in today.
0:36.1	This is a pill that's also called the
0:38.1	female Viagra. It's a liberating pill that helps you reach sexual wellness, sexual revolution.
0:44.4	It's a conversation that people aren't having with their doctor's office. So we're welcoming
0:48.7	this billionaire boss girl who has sold several companies and done quite a lot of entrepreneurship to launch
0:57.2	this for women everywhere. Welcome to the podcast, Cindy. Thank you, Dr. Cam. I'm so happy to be here.
1:02.1	And I'm actually just, I love that you're bringing this topic to your audience because that's
1:07.1	what I think opens this wide open, you know, unlocks it for women, if you will,
1:12.4	is that other women start to spill the tea on what are these things that we can do to improve
1:17.1	this quality of our life.
1:18.9	That's true.
1:19.5	Women gatekeep.
1:20.6	Some of those that are on it are not telling everybody about it.
1:24.1	And some have never discovered it.
1:26.4	This was my first year of learning about addie and i wanted to
1:30.1	bring this knowledge to everybody so tell us about what is addie it's a pink pill yes how often do
1:36.0	people take it how does it work okay so it is not female viagra it's so much more interesting
1:41.7	addy works on your brain it's a non hormonal pill you take once daily at bedtime it's one dose it's so much more interesting. Addie works on your brain. It's a non-hormonal pill.
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