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Female Politicians Want To Control Men’s Reproductive Health. Can You Say Payback?

Female Politicians Want To Control Men's Reproductive Health. Can You Say Payback?

Oh, happy day. For the last few months, it seems like all we’ve been hearing about is men’s opinions on women’s bodies. Reproductive health, birth control, abortions–you name it, everyone from Rush Limbaugh to Rick Santorum have let us know about their back-assward views on what’s “right” for us and our bodies. You know, because they’re experts and all. But now, a group of female lawmakers are taking their turn to opine on men’s reproductive health. And the bills they are proposing are just as extreme–including everything from banning vasectomies to requiring consent from their female partner for Viagra. Can you say payback? More »

Viagra Condoms: Making Safe Sex Sexy

Viagra Condoms: Making Safe Sex Sexy

Condoms are pretty effective birth control when used correctly; unfortunately, they won’t do anything if you don’t use them at all, which is the case for a lot of men and women who complain that sex just isn’t all that fun with a piece of latex tubing involved. Problem solved (and finally, the solution doesn’t just lie in a new pill for women): The “Viagra condom” is here! (Well actually, it’s still getting approved, but almost it’s almost here!) Just leave it to drug companies to find a way to make safe sex sexier (and more profitable). More »

Video: Orgasm, Inc. Explores Quest for Female Viagra

Video: Orgasm, Inc. Explores Quest for Female Viagra

Remember our discussion about sex, aging, and how Viagra screws over women? Well, a new film, Orgasm, Inc., is taking a look at the race to create a female Viagra, in order to cure the new epidemic of female sexual dysfunction — or, as we used to say: inability to orgasm. The film aims to expose how the pharmaceutical industry capitalizes on women’s personal and psychological issues, and even just women who haven’t learned enough about their anatomy. More »

Sex and Aging: Men Get Viagra, Women Get Screwed (In a Bad Way)

Sex and Aging: Men Get Viagra, Women Get Screwed (In a Bad Way)

Viagra has been hailed as a breakthrough drug, but what has the little blue pill done for you lately? If you’re a man, it may have saved you from the frustrations and embarrassment of erectile dysfunction — pretty good. But if you’re a woman, it hasn’t necessarily helped you at all. In fact, some say Viagra could be hurting you, thanks to the oversight of doctors and drug manufacturers who fail to balance their focus on men’s sex lives with concern for the issues faced by their partners. It turns out, penises aren’t the only thing that change with age: vaginas do, too. More »

Placebo Pill Improves Women’s Sex Lives

Placebo Pill Improves Women's Sex Lives

Low sex drive affects almost 40% of women in the U.S. People had high hopes for a “female Viagra” back in early September, but the FDA shot the pill down. A new study shows that 35% of women who were given a placebo pill had significant improvements in their sex lives. Experts think that the improvement may be due to the open and honest conversation women were able to have with their health care providers about their sex lives.
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