Guys get ready!!!

..and stock up on Viagra!!! Our prayers have been answered!!! THERE IS A GOD!!! here's what we've all been waiting for!!! And I ain't bein sarcastic either...finally the ladies can keep up with us!! No more headaches!!! Nymphos-R-Us!!! H-E-L-L Y-E-S!!!!!!

May 24, 2010
Libido booster for women to get FDA consideration
Posted: 12:38 PM ET

By John Bonifield
CNN Medical Producer

When men show up at the pharmacy to pick up prescription drugs for sex problems, they have several options. Viagra. Cialis. Levitra. That hasn?t been the case for women with similar problems. But a Food and Drug Administration panel next month will debate approving a pill that could bring on the demise of this double standard. The drug, called flibanserin, has been developed to boost women?s libido.

?The most common sexual problem for women is low desire,? says Sheryl Kingsberg, a clinical psychologist with University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. ?These women are really distressed by it.?

The German drug company Boehringer Ingelheim developed flibanserin as an antidepressant. The drug didn?t work as a treatment for depression, but it did produce a surprising libido-enhancing side effect in some women.

?There are millions of women who have a sexual life that is problematic for them,? says Michael Sand, the company?s director of clinical research.

According Sand, women taking flibanserin experience an increase in sexual desire and satisfying sexual activity and a decrease in emotional distress.

If the FDA approves flibanserin, Kingsberg says, the drug will be a game changer.

?If nothing else, it's going to open the door to women knowing that they're entitled to good quality sexual health. That it's not just for men anymore,? Kingsberg says.

Boehringer Ingelheim plans to discuss its findings on flibanserin with the FDA on June 18.

Next week on CNN, Senior Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen will explore female libido and what?s available now to help restore a lagging sex drive.

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It'll be $12,000 a pill. :(

Useless pill. Nothing wrong with their desire, women want it just as bad as men, they just hold their self together a lot better, they can be picky too. Odds are if the woman isn't wanting it, its because of your shortcommings.

Yep, post of the year above me.

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Useless pill. Nothing wrong with their desire, women want it just as bad as men, they just hold their self together a lot better, they can be picky too. Odds are if the woman isn't wanting it, its because of your shortcommings.

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Words spoken by a young man in an age group where the young ladies largely have sex just for the attention from young men.
You just turned 20 years old. The girls in your age group aren't the focus group of this study.
Come back in 15, 20 years and tell us how you feel.

I'm perplexed that anyone would actually think that way.
Harkens back to the "no means no" campaign and the time when "she wanted it" was a defense for rape... (not saying that's what you've said here but that's what it's reminiscent of).

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Words spoken by a young man in an age group where the young ladies largely have sex just for the attention from young men.
You just turned 20 years old. The girls in your age group aren't the focus group of this study.
Come back in 15, 20 years and tell us how you feel.

I'm perplexed that anyone would actually think that way.
Harkens back to the "no means no" campaign and the time when "she wanted it" was a defense for rape... (not saying that's what you've said here but that's what it's reminiscent of).

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And that's definitely true in some cases with them, but trust me, they have no problems shooting you down and have no problems acting like a guy wanting to do it every other second. They like it just as much, they just don't act like drooling dogs like we do, they have the control and they know it. When I said 'shortcommings', I didn't really mean something has to be actually short. Ha What I meant was a ten-sec tom type, a boring type or some guy who just doesn't ever know what he's doing...that would cause any womans desire to go down. Basically I don't think it just something that changes because the woman gets older, its just a product of a boring sex life for whtever reason(which they're more than likely to be married) which means that its probably turned into a routine that makes them not so eager to have sex at that age. I just think its like that more than not, not something that a pill could fix, this IMO would have a placebo effect because well its not going to do anything if its still boring to her. And its definitely not what I'm saying, while she may want it just as much, its still completely up to her every single time...I'm just saying when she doesn't want to, its not because of a low desire for sex, its more likely a low desire for sex with you(the guy).

Wow - your "clarification" just made it worse

My recommendation is you may just want to stop there and not continue to try to defend your very incorrect theories. In recent times some of your posts have really matured and people will now stop and listen to you, but you just took a half dozen giant leaps backwards here by insulting all men that have dealt with this and by basically calling the women liars.

You are a 20 year old young man chasing teenagers/college-age girls. You have no first hand knowledge and you can't fathom at your age how someone could not want to have sex. Yes some girls your age do act like you describe but as I said before, carefree college girls seeking attention are not the focal group here.

The fact that you think older women dont want want it because they're bored with it or bored with the guy demonstrates in a nutshell you dont even understand the problem at hand. You should do a little research on the subject before you try to compare middle-age+ adult life with chasing college girls. The research is out there and worth taking a look into.

I'm going to have to leave it at that, get back to work, and pretend I didn't even read this thread to begin with.
In 20 years come back and tell us about how your wife is bored with your shortcomings.

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And that's definitely true in some cases with them, but trust me, they have no problems shooting you down and have no problems acting like a guy wanting to do it every other second. They like it just as much, they just don't act like drooling dogs like we do, they have the control and they know it. When I said 'shortcommings', I didn't really mean something has to be actually short. Ha What I meant was a ten-sec tom type, a boring type or some guy who just doesn't ever know what he's doing...that would cause any womans desire to go down. Basically I don't think it just something that changes because the woman gets older, its just a product of a boring sex life for whtever reason(which they're more than likely to be married) which means that its probably turned into a routine that makes them not so eager to have sex at that age. I just think its like that more than not, not something that a pill could fix, this IMO would have a placebo effect because well its not going to do anything if its still boring to her. And its definitely not what I'm saying, while she may want it just as much, its still completely up to her every single time...I'm just saying when she doesn't want to, its not because of a low desire for sex, its more likely a low desire for sex with you(the guy).

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In 20 years come back and tell us about how your wife is bored with your shortcomings.

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WOW...haha

Get him elp!! LoL

R13, women in the age range that this study focused on have many more problems than their partner's "shortcomings." The majority of these women suffer from lots of medical conditions, such as depression, that can severely decrease their desire to have sex. They tend to be overstressed which affects desire, as well. And if that's not bad enough, the medications they take for these conditions can also severely affect their desire. I know this from personal experience. You really should think or read up on subjects you know almost nothing of before posting.

Lmao okay. Yup, I'm completely off. A lower sex drive could not possibly be because of anything I've said, its just as exciting as it was when they were 20 as it is when they're 40...so nooooo, that couldn't be it. I'm saying that their low sex drive is real obviously, but in most cases a product of years of a lackluster sex life with their partner IMO...and (insert problem) being a result of enviroment isn't something I come up with. Sex is sex, at 40 and at 20, its still sex. Of course somethings change over time, but its still pleasurable at any age. What's the main difference between it at my age and 20 years from now? The excitement. When you're young you're willing to try different things, in different places at all different times...when you're older, you're a lot less likely to do anything close to that, that its reserved for young people. No one is saying any of what you said I did, never called them a liar at all, they're not lying...I'm saying the reason behind why they don't want to, can't be cured with a pill. If sex became a routine, only a certain night of the week, between such ans such hours, really just going through the motions would get old to me too and turn me off from it. I'm not saying its the case with everyone, but IMO with most. Keeping it exciting(which there's a million ways to do so) would increase their desire a whole lot, not a pill. We've gotten so **** lazy that we look for a pill to fix everything(which its necessary sometimes, don't get me wrong), but putting forth some effort in something like this would help things incredibly...not a doubt in my mind. Nothing I've said is wisdom that's aquired, its really common sense and I could find a million studies that basically say the same thing about excitement...not one thing I've said is nowhere as near as far off as you're saying or taking it.



I haven't put guys down either, nothing I've said isn't truth, if the truth hurts then oh well. At 40, I would take reponsibility for myself. Instead of putting the blame on her, I'd look and see what I'm doing and what I'm not doing to possibly cause it. Staying in somewhat good shape, getting out of the (insert position) every now and then, not being lazy etc. Etc. A million things I could do to make it better if that was the case when I'm that age, if I do my part and it still doesn't work, then yeah I'm all for a pill to try out. But I see something like that as a last resort and laziness on the guys part. Not trying to get personal, but I don't get anything out of it if she's not, thatd be the biggest turn off in the world for me...unsatisfaction. So because I think it comes down to effort/excitement more times than not, I don't think I'll have a problem - hopefully I won't, but it won't be because of lack of effort if I do. I just think that the reasons behind 'her desire to' has more to do with things that can be fixed/improved.

Seriously, you should have stopped about 2 posts ago.

Your youthful ignorance is running away with you.
I know you think you sound knowledgeable and you think you're putting in a good argument (because honestly, really who wouldn't make sex the number one 100% top priority in their entire lives forever and ever), but seriously you're so off mark you really should stop.

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Get him elp!! LoL

R13, women in the age range that this study focused on have many more problems than their partner's "shortcomings." The majority of these women suffer from lots of medical conditions, such as depression, that can severely decrease their desire to have sex. They tend to be overstressed which affects desire, as well. And if that's not bad enough, the medications they take for these conditions can also severely affect their desire. I know this from personal experience. You really should think or read up on subjects you know almost nothing of before posting.

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And I never said that wasn't the case in a lot of these instances, sure it is. What I AM saying that it comes down to a boring sex life and I blame that on the guy a lot because well we can be lazy as **** and selfish when it comes to sex. It could range from a number of problems, never disputed that, but still think that with age it just gets boring because the crazy stuff you do when you're young or the willingness disappears with age. I think that a lot of the desire can be brought back without a pill and you all call my generation lazy.



Geez you guys, I'm not saying this **** is fact, scientifically proven or anything. Its what I think and I do believe it is true a thousand times more than people want to admit. I'm speaking generally also, not directed at anyone. Effort equals a much better sex life (from my age to your dead) and that I will always believe.

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Seriously, you should have stopped about 2 posts ago.

Your youthful ignorance is running away with you.
I know you think you sound knowledgeable and you think you're putting in a good argument (because honestly, really who wouldn't make sex the number one 100% top priority in their entire lives forever and ever), but seriously you're so off mark you really should stop.

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Okay, sure. Though nothing I've said has been proven wrong, I've agreed with you on several things and made it clear that I'm generally speaking - because its not the case with you, doesn't mean its not the case for a lot of relationships. I've only said that my side(men) need to do more and that'd go along way, but no, that's silly youth talking. :rolleyes: and no one is saying make it #1 priority, 'don't pay your bills because you need to do it', I'm saying a lot more reponsibility could be taken and effort put in instead of taking pill and thinking that will solve the problem...when in reality, its a personal problem that can be fixed.

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Okay, sure. Though nothing I've said has been proven wrong, I've agreed with you on several things and made it clear that I'm generally speaking - because its not the case with you, doesn't mean its not the case for a lot of relationships. I've only said that my side(men) need to do more and that'd go along way, but no, that's silly youth talking. :rolleyes: and no one is saying make it #1 priority, 'don't pay your bills because you need to do it', I'm saying a lot more reponsibility could be taken and effort put in instead of taking pill and thinking that will solve the problem...when in reality, its a personal problem that can be fixed.

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Actually EVERYTHING you have said has been proven wrong,and there's literally thousands of medical professionals out there who have the documentation through extensive research to prove it. To say that this happens because "The men aren't trying hard enough/putting in the effort" is absolutely absurd. In time you'll learn though. IT IS NOT a personal problem that can be fixed.

Edit: My last post on this today (headed out to work)
You are going on all you have right now R13 which is personal experience. Things like worrying about how you are going to pay the bills/put food on the table have a whole lot to do with this. In this day and age most young adults around here aren't burdened with this because Mommy and Daddy are still taking care of them. In the prior generation,when you were 20,often you were making a living,and had your own place. Look around and see just how many are still in the nest nowadays (not that there's anything wrong with getting help if you are continuing an education mind you-parents want their kids to do better than they have). The girls you are with are in this group. Seriously man how many of these girls are 100% independent,paying their own bills,driving a car that they pay for,living in a pad they pay for?. If I lived that kind of carefree life,I'd scrog 24/7,but responsibility doesn't allow us that kind of time. I enjoy the bedroom magic as much as any,but am wise enough to know that it's not always going to happen on the snap of the fingers,and am wise enough to know the reasons why. The stress level is nowhere near the same.

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Actually EVERYTHING you have said has been proven wrong,and there's literally thousands of medical professionals out there who have the documentation through extensive research to prove it. To say that this happens because "The men aren't trying hard enough/putting in the effort" is absolutely absurd. In time you'll learn though. IT IS NOT a personal problem that can be fixed.

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Really? Because I must have missed those posts. Prove which part wrong? Which part? That they have a lower sex drive when they get older? Of course they do. I wouldn't want to say I suck a having sex either or that I'm too lazy to do little things to make it better instead of gettting in and out. Sucks to admit, but I'd lay good money down its the case of millions - that its boring and not enjoyable. For the umpteenth time, I'm not saying its the explanation for everyone or close to it, though some of you keep getting that of what I'm saying.


Obviously my words will continue to be twisted, it'll be written off as youth and could NEVER be an explanation because that's actually taking responsibility for something embarrassing like this would be to admit. So I get it, not surprising. Oh well.

Not the explanation for everyone? But you'd lay good money down it's the case of millions. You say what you say isn't scientifically proven and there are studies to refute your belief. Just google it and do a LOT of reading. Men get lazy? When it comes to sex? LMFFAO!!! Lots of men have medical problems that interfere with their performance. And I'm not talking about things medications like viagra can help with. For the vast majority of people in this age range they don't get lazy. Almost all men are readily willing to do it anytime, anywhere, and any how. Ever see an elderly man married to a woman in her 20s or 30s? She may do it to be a gold digger. But why else would he want to do it? LOL Yeah, the women are in control. We can't do it forcibly without going to jail over it. It's not that men in our age range don't try. We do. We try like like hell. Why do you think we are so bothered by not getting it whenever we want it? But you're entire argument is laughable. If just adding excitement would fix it this would have been cured decades ago. I'm sorry but you are just not old, smart, or experienced enough to comment on this topic. And by experienced I don't mean how much sex you've had. Women have lives, jobs, medical problems, children, etc. that actually bring down the desire in a medically proven way. I'm not trying to put words in your posts or twist your words around. I'm actually trying to help you see the error of your thinking. But if you won't listen, because you're 20 and seem to think you know everything (we all were), then I have no recourse but to give up on you. Prove me wrong, please.

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Not the explanation for everyone? But you'd lay good money down it's the case of millions. You say what you say isn't scientifically proven and there are studies to refute your belief. Just google it and do a LOT of reading. Men get lazy? When it comes to sex? LMFFAO!!! Lots of men have medical problems that interfere with their performance. And I'm not talking about things medications like viagra can help with. For the vast majority of people in this age range they don't get lazy. Almost all men are readily willing to do it anytime, anywhere, and any how. Ever see an elderly man married to a woman in her 20s or 30s? She may do it to be a gold digger. But why else would he want to do it? LOL Yeah, the women are in control. We can't do it forcibly without going to jail over it. It's not that men in our age range don't try. We do. We try like like hell. Why do you think we are so bothered by not getting it whenever we want it? But you're entire argument is laughable. If just adding excitement would fix it this would have been cured decades ago. I'm sorry but you are just not old, smart, or experienced enough to comment on this topic. And by experienced I don't mean how much sex you've had. Women have lives, jobs, medical problems, children, etc. that actually bring down the desire in a medically proven way. I'm not trying to put words in your posts or twist your words around. I'm actually trying to help you see the error of your thinking. But if you won't listen, because you're 20 and seem to think you know everything (we all were), then I have no recourse but to give up on you. Prove me wrong, please.

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Yes exactly. Everyone isn't millions and millions isn't everyone, 7 billion people in the world. And no its not and I didn't say the studies disprove what I said, I said they say the sex drive is lower with age, I agree...my theory is why its lower, really with married couples mainly with this problem. Their sex life gets boring over time generally, that's not true? And a boring sex life would lower the desire for sex, correct? That's what I'm saying, that it can be fixed without a pill if more effort was put into spicing things up - that's not something I come up with, that's from reading and really common sense.


You're not getting what I'm saying. I'm not saying they're lazy when it comes to attempting to have sex, I'm saying the act itself. Doing the same old ****, same old position etc etc will turn any woman off...I'm talking about the laziness once its started, trying new things or hell just something beside 2 positions would do wonders...along with other things a guy can do before hand or just for her, guys my age hardly even care about that, its probably so much worse as you get older when the willingness to try new things or different things go down. Selfishness and laziness, the get in, get off, get out is going to make a woman not have sex with you since its just pleasurable for you. That's common sense and the guys fault.


Of course some guys have conditions, sure, but the majority aren't in bad enough shape at 40 to not have sex. There's only so much you can blame on medical things, that happens all too often these days, when it can be solved the 'old fashion' way. We as a society has just become too lazy, even when it comes to sex. This pill should be a last resort, just like you said 'if it were that easy it would have been solved decades ago', well this pill would have also would be farther along that just getting consideration from the FDA now...there's a reason for that and it sure isn't anything new.



There's obviously things like kids and such that does change things a lot, that's a fact. Sex is still the best stress reliever there is and is healthier for you, it does nothing but help a marriage if the effort is there - less stress equals happiness, less chance for infedelity and makes a couple closer...again not something I come up with, just common knowlege. An exciting sex life equals a good sex life which equals a better marriage, its up there with financial stability. Honestly I understand how everyone wants to blame it on something that's beyond their control, its like with obesity and ADHD, generally it comes down to personal responsibility and things the person can do...this isn't any different a lot of times, sucks to admit, but the fact remains.




I've made my point, its been called stupid but not debunked really at all. Its an opinion, with really a lot of it is common sense that's hard to accept, so I'll leave it alone. Lmao

I never said what you were saying was wrong or stupid. I agree that there's a lot of couples out there that your belief would fix. But the vast majority isn't in that boat. So maybe you're misunderstanding me, as well. You may have read about what you've commented on but you haven't read about what everybody else is saying. And then you complain that we're all misunderstanding and you've not given us the clear implication that you're even remotely considering what we say is true. If you have I missed it. Do you consider your thinking to apply for something like erectile dysfunction? That maybe if the woman spiced it up more that he'd get excited enough to get it up whenever? And the vast majority of men who do try to have sex would do whatever it took to excite their partner if that's all it took. I mentioned that. We'd do it anywhere (different location), any time (day or night, maybe combined with the anywhere or any how), or any how (toys, positions, etc.). And through all of this the best thing you said was "it's an opinion." Which means you could be entirely wrong. And while you've not been debunked you've not been doing any debunking. Find some material about it and post it here. I think anybody who has commented in this thread wouldn't mind eating crow or just admitting your opinion has some truth to it. You can't keep going on complaining and accusing of things you do yourself. I'll even go on record as stating I know you're a good kid and intelligent enough to understand what we're saying. You just have to accept that you're not experienced enough to completely understand what has been said. And there's not a problem in accepting that. We all do sooner or later about many more subjects than we'd like to admit. If nothing else, lets just agree to disagree and move on. I hope there's no hard feelings. If so, it wasn't my intention and I apologize.

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I never said what you were saying was wrong or stupid. I agree that there's a lot of couples out there that your belief would fix. But the vast majority isn't in that boat. So maybe you're misunderstanding me, as well. You may have read about what you've commented on but you haven't read about what everybody else is saying. And then you complain that we're all misunderstanding and you've not given us the clear implication that you're even remotely considering what we say is true. If you have I missed it. Do you consider your thinking to apply for something like erectile dysfunction? That maybe if the woman spiced it up more that he'd get excited enough to get it up whenever? And the vast majority of men who do try to have sex would do whatever it took to excite their partner if that's all it took. I mentioned that. We'd do it anywhere (different location), any time (day or night, maybe combined with the anywhere or any how), or any how (toys, positions, etc.). And through all of this the best thing you said was "it's an opinion." Which means you could be entirely wrong. And while you've not been debunked you've not been doing any debunking. Find some material about it and post it here. I think anybody who has commented in this thread wouldn't mind eating crow or just admitting your opinion has some truth to it. You can't keep going on complaining and accusing of things you do yourself. I'll even go on record as stating I know you're a good kid and intelligent enough to understand what we're saying. You just have to accept that you're not experienced enough to completely understand what has been said. And there's not a problem in accepting that. We all do sooner or later about many more subjects than we'd like to admit. If nothing else, lets just agree to disagree and move on. I hope there's no hard feelings. If so, it wasn't my intention and I apologize.

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No you didn't, you've definitely not, I should have made that clear...wasn't directed at you, but at a couple others really. I'll retract what I've said when I used the term "most", I shouldn't have used it, I think it's still a considerable amount though without a doubt.

It could be applied to ED, yes. I think it would be much rarer, but yes I do think that something like a level of attraction over the years could very well go down and effect that somewhat. The problem with that comparison is that ED is pretty much limited to a few physical things for the most part with heart problems, diabetes etc...but I think I read that there's been a lot that responded to placebo studies very well, so it could definitely be something like that...which is basically what I'm saying here with women, that this pill would really be a placebo effect more than anything IMO.


My reason for thinking this, is that there's a long list of psychological factors(longer than physical I believe) that decrease libido...and I think this is a huge one with couples that have been together for awhile. I know that there's physical issues when a woman gets older that lowers it, but there's also plenty of other factors that can be helped/fixed and IMO would do wonders instead of a pill.


You said to post somethings to back it up, I'll be looking for studies, but I typed in "increased female libido" and this is what you get...some examples like I've been saying, not a fix it all(but i'm claiming it is the total answer and definitely not everyones answer).


"Rent or purchase an erotic movie. It should be something more woman-friendly than typical porn. Choose a genre that brings your fantasies to life, depending on your preferences and inclinations."

How to Increase Female Libido Naturally | eHow.com

This one was a little longer, so the link, but says exactly what I'm saying.
How to Spice Up Your Sex Life

There's a few, have to sort for a million of ads for these pills like the OP stated. Just an example of what I'm trying to say. But yeah, let's agree to disagree haha. This requires long posts and I'm lazy, but definitely no hard feelings with anyone, just a forum and a disagreement...no biggie.

Big shocker, it doesn't work.

FDA: 'Female Viagra' results 'not compelling' - CNN.com

Congrats.

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FDA: 'Female Viagra' results 'not compelling' - CNN.com

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Dont get too excited over your 'victory.'
It in no way confirms your (highly convoluted) theories. It just means this particular drug didn't live up to expectations, just like hundred of drugs for hundred of other conditions wind up not working as expected either after going through clinical trials every year. That's why clinical trial exist.

Did I say it did? Did I say anything like that? No I didn't. My insane theory that there are too many other factors that a pill wouldn't work stands. There won't ever be a fix it all pill for this and IMO is because of those unfathomably theories I mentioned.

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Did I say it did? Did I say anything like that? No I didn't. My insane theory that there are too many other factors that a pill wouldn't work stands. There won't ever be a fix it all pill for this and IMO is because of those unfathomably theories I mentioned.

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You know you can be an @ss sometimes (and I do not think they make a pill for that yet)

They can dish it out, they can take it.

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LOL you are going to make some lucky woman very happy one day ......(When she leaves with half your stuff :) )

He's regressed so much lately. I'm expecting him to throw down a t-shirt at a sporting event or something.

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LOL you are going to make some lucky woman very happy one day ......(When she leaves with half your stuff :) )

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I'm not crazy enough to get married in the first place;) lol.

When you meet the one for you, you'd be crazy not to.

Was chastised for saying the exact same thing, almost identical to what I said word by word.


"Faking it" has long been associated with bad sex for some women, but a new study provides a pleasant twist on that phrase. According to a paper released today in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the placebo effect may increase sex drive for women suffering from sexual dysfunction.

"It may be that their behavior changed as part of getting treatment, even if the treatment itself was an inert tablet," said Andrea Bradford, lead study author.

It was a small study: 200 women who had been diagnosed with female sexual arousal disorder - difficulty becoming aroused or maintaining sexual activity - participated in a study to find out whether a popular male erectile dysfunction drug - Cialis - could also treat female sexual dysfunction. The women agreed to engage in sex acts over the course of 12 weeks and keep a diary. Fifty women were chosen at random to receive a placebo rather than the investigational drug.

Prior to each sexual encounter the women took the placebo (a sugar pill) and after the encounter filled out a questionnaire about whether sex was satisfying or whether they had experienced an orgasm.

To qualify for the study, women had to be premenopausal (between 35-55 years of age) and have no medical conditions that could explain their diminished sexual desire (for example, pelvic surgery or a radical hysterectomy).

By the end of the study, researchers discovered that while Cialis did not markedly improve sexual dysfunction in women, one out of three women had their previously low level of desire restored to one considered to be normal with placebo.

"It's not that these women simply believed, 'a sugar pill will help me,'" said Bradford, a post-doctoral fellow at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. "Other elements were probably therapeutic, regardless of the tablet."

Those other elements may be largely psychological, said Bradford - a function of the women simply focusing more attention on their sex lives.

The study raises more questions than it answers, but the idea of a sham medical intervention addressing female sexual dysfunction speaks to the complexities of female sexuality. It may mean that addressing sexual dysfunction among women will never be as simple as prescribing a "little pink pill" (much like the "little blue pill" marketed to men with erectile dysfunction).

"Maybe we're calling something a disease that is not a disease in the same way as diabetes is," said Bradford. "There may be physical causes for lower sexual desire, but one thing that is clear is there's not one cause."

One implied message in the study: A psychological investment in improving their sex life could obviate the need for a drug for some women.

"It would be great if we had a drug but it may not be your only hope and there may be some real simple steps you can take toward improving your sex life that don't need to involve medication," said Bradford.

Fake pill improved sex drive in women – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

Oddly enough I had just read an article talking about low libido and such yesterday. Started to post here, but didn't want to dig it up.

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Started to post here, but didn't want to dig it up.

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I will. Here's another for R13 to gloat about.

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50 women... received a placebo instead of tadalafil in an old clinical trial for the drug, which is now sold as Cialis (and which wouldn't have done much for the women anyway, since it's an erectile-dysfunction drug).

[Psychologists] crunched the numbers on the placebo arm of that trial and found that many women said their sex lives significantly improved when they were taking what they thought could be tadalafil. The women, ages 35 to 55 and all pre-menopausal, had all been diagnosed with female sexual arousal disorder. But after a few weeks on the placebo, the women as a group reported less distress and more fun in their sex lives.

The women also received some psychological treatment during the trial... the women were asked to change their behavior: to try to have sex at least three times a month....

Pushing oneself to change regular patterns can be a potent treatment on its own. Also, filling out questionnaires forces you to self-monitor, which can be crucial to getting better. [Time.com]

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