Low Sex Drive
Women Who Want Sex More than Men
There's a popular stereotype that guys have only one thing on their minds. SEX! The implication is that women have to fend men off and that they are much less interested in making love. Based on our u…
What Women Can Do for Sexual Dissatisfaction
Dr. Anita Clayton is one of the country's leading experts on female sexuality. We talked with her recently about hypoactive sexual desire disorder, or low libido. She discussed the use of bupropion an…
Bupropion Helpful Against Low Sex Drive
Women with low libido may find that it contributes to relationship problems. There is new data to suggest that one particular antidepressant might help improve hypoactive sexual desire disorder. While…
New Pill May Restore Female Sex Drive
An experimental drug called flibanserin may offer hope for women with a flagging sex drive. Women who took the pill at bedtime for six months experienced a significant boost in libido and had 22 perce…
Sexless Marriage Makes Him Desperate
Q. I am one of those old-fashioned men who was brought up believing sex was for after you got married. I never thought about the possibility my wife would have no sex drive at all. After 21 years of l…
Testosterone To Boost Libido In Women?
Q. What do you know about compounded testosterone cream? I am a 64-year-old woman with a very low libido. A friend of a friend uses this cream before sex, applying it to the inner thighs. She has grea…
Seeking Ways To Suppress Sex Drive
Check your email and chances are you will find spam. Even with a filter to block out unwanted messages, some junk slips through. These ads frequently offer to enhance your sex life. But what if you do…
Sex Drive Differences Divide Couples
Ask a sex therapist about the most common complaint couples have and it is likely to be mismatched sex drives. In other words, one partner desires sex more frequently than the other.In a recent column…
Sex Under Siege In America
Americans are confused about sex. Many of the first colonists were Puritans and a strong puritanical streak still runs through our culture. Although our sitcoms and soap operas rely on sex to keep vie…
Not Enough Time For Sleep or Sex
Americans are obsessed with sex. Racy innuendos sell everything from soap to cars. Now the ads are practically selling sex itself. Turn on the evening news and you are likely to see a commercial featu…
FDA Has Double Standard On Testosterone
SEX! From the beginning of human history sex has been a topic of compelling interest. And people can't seem to get enough. They have been trying to concoct aphrodisiacs for thousands of years. Truffle…
Women Care About Sex Too
For hundreds of years men suffered impotence in silence. The very word implied weakness, so it's no wonder the topic was taboo. Then Viagra brought a new terminology. Bob Dole introduced "erectile dys…
Is Sex Becoming Extinct In America?
For millions of married Americans, sex has nearly disappeared. Hectic lifestyles and pressures from work and parenting are the enemies of romance and intimacy. Some experts estimate that as many as on…