This $1 pill is transforming sex lives, women say — but the bizarre ingredients are part of a ‘troubling trend'

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Experts claim that it's a load of bull.
No Viagra, no problem. Many women are swearing by an alleged aphrodisiac pill full of cow parts, claiming that it's sent their sex drives into the stratosphere.
Hawked by Maryland wellness company Primal Queen, the $1 gelatin capsules contain a veritable bouillabaisse of bovine viscera, including freeze-dried uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, liver, kidneys and hearts, the Daily Mail reported.
The so-called 'superfood cocktail,' which is sold in boxes of 60 pills for $59.99 on their website, allegedly benefits everything from libido to cognition and menstrual cycles by encouraging customers to 'eat like a cavewoman.'
Within 1 week, the offal popper will likely cause an increase in 'vitality, sex drive and overall well-being,' per the site.
Since the alleged panacea's release in 2023, women have come out in droves to tout the bovine love potion's alleged libido-boosting powers.
One woman, who goes by the 'Keto Dealer,' revealed on TikTok how her sex drive had 'woken up with a vengeance' after taking the supplements for two months, the Daily Mail reported.
'I'm still single, so it doesn't make it the most convenient time for the resurgence of my libido,' she said, before cheekily quipping that that's what sex toys are for.
Another TikTokker, known as 'addtocartchaos,' who posted a paid partnership with Primal Queen, claimed that in the last two weeks she and her husband made whoopie 'multiple times a night, every single night, for two weeks' — more than in their 20s.
Primal Queen alleges that the active ingredient is iron, which can boost the sex drives of women with iron deficiencies, as well as those without it.
Organs like an animal liver reportedly contain a lot of iron because they amass the nutrient and recycle old red blood cells, which harbor large amounts of it.
Unfortunately, the supplement itself might only be a pale imitation. While Primal Queen hasn't revealed how much its supplements contain, an analysis of the capsules by a third-party tester found they contained just 0.001 percent iron.
According to doctors who spoke to the Daily Mail, the pill is a 'total waste of money' and indicative of a 'troubling trend' where slick marketing meets the 'appeal to nature fallacy.''
'There is this theme at the moment where supplement companies try to make these claims that we are all deficient in something and then, huzzah, they sell us an expensive cure,' Dr Jess Steier, a public health scientist who founded the Unbiased Science blog, told the Daily Mail.
She suggested that while the supplement was harmless, it didn't contain a high enough dose of iron to actually affect someone's sex drive.
'If the dose is not present in high enough quantities, it is not really going to do anything for us,' said Steier.
Dr. David Shusterman, a urologist in New York City, suggested that the cow pill could be a placebo as when it comes to sex drive, 'about 80 percent is mental.'
'So, the thought process of eating the uterus — which is something we don't typically eat — that might stimulate mind over matter, and improve sex drive,' he said. 'Placebo effect is very powerful. If someone takes this supplement and says, 'I feel so much better,' I say keep taking it. If it works for you, then that's great.'
Unfortunately, some partakers claimed that they experienced adverse physical effects from being on the beef pill.
'I started taking beef organs two weeks ago, but I think it's messing my stomach up more than doing good,' said one woman on TikTok.
'I've been on it for a little over a month — I have the worst period cramps I've ever had,' added another, dismissing the supplement's menstrual health effects.
'I'll be honest, I wanted to love it but I just canceled my subscription after 2 solid months because I felt zero difference,' said a third.
Dr. Jess Steier noted that people could improve their sexual health by simply eating a balanced diet and exercising regularly.