Episode 12: Why Would We Need Horny Women? A Conversation About The Pink Pill Film With Cindy Eckert and Joanna Griffiths

Mar 6

In this episode of Hysterical Women, we dive into the story behind the documentary The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs & Who Has Control — a film that exposes the decade-long fight to bring the first medication for low sexual desire in women to market.

Joining us are two incredible women behind the story:

Cindy Eckert, founder of Sprout Pharmaceuticals and the driving force behind Addyi
Joanna Griffiths, founder of Knix, women’s health advocate, and executive producer of the film

Together we unpack the staggering bias that shaped how women’s sexual health has been studied, regulated, and dismissed — and why the road to approval for a women’s drug looked nothing like the path that led to the little blue pill.

From shocking quotes inside FDA hearings to the women who bravely shared their stories in public, this episode explores what happens when systems designed around men attempt to define women’s health.

We also talk about resilience, advocacy, the power of getting angry, and what it actually takes to push change forward in women’s health.

Spoiler: sometimes it requires women who are willing to be a little mad.

In this episode, we’re talking about:

The documentary The Pink Pill: Sex, Drugs & Who Has Control
The fight to bring Addyi, the first medication for low sexual desire in women, to market
The shocking statements made during the FDA approval process
Why women’s sexual health has historically been dismissed or trivialized
The double standard between drugs for men’s sexual function and women’s desire
How bias in medicine and regulation can delay progress for decades
What it felt like for women to publicly share their most personal health struggles
How advocacy movements are often fueled by anger, injustice, and purpose
The role of resilience when fighting systems that resist change
Why women’s health conversations have historically been rooted in shame and stigma
How simply sharing our stories can drive cultural and medical change