Is sexual desire a human right? And are women entitled to a little pink pill to help them feel it?Those questions are being raised in a campaign that is pressing the Food and Drug Administration to approve a pill aimed at restoring lost libido in women. The campaign, backed by the drug’s developer and some women’s groups, accuses the F.D.A. of gender bias for approving Viagra and 25 other drugs to help men have sex, but none for women.
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8 Surprising Facts About Male Infertility
From riding bikes to wearing tighty whities and, ironically, using sex toys, there are lots of rumors and myths surrounding male infertility.
Barcode Your Egg and Sperm Cells to Avoid IVF Mix-ups
WHAT a mix-up. How can a couple undergoing IVF be sure that the right egg and sperm have been used? A personalised barcode for their sex cells could be the answer.
Why Menopause Isn’t the Sex Killer You Thought It Was
A woman’s sex drive isn’t as affected by menopause as we once thought.
Why I Won’t Let Infertility Win
After one-and-a-half years of fruitless (and awkward) babymaking sex, we decided it was time to move forward with Plan B and seek out fertility testing. It was a big step. After all, not so long ago, we had been on the brink of separation, in part because of our frustrated efforts at procreation.
Signs Ebola Spreads in Sex Prompt a CDC Warning
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidelines on Ebola transmission on Sunday night, urging survivors to abstain from all forms of sex or use condoms every time “until more information becomes available,” rather than three months as previously recommended.
Sheer Agony, Silently Endured
She laughs bitterly when she speaks of sex with her husband. “Forget it,” she says, “the pain is too much. It’s been an issue in our marriage for a while… us not having sex. He must be fed up with me by now.
Female Embryos Less Likely To Survive To Birth
New research has challenged the prevailing belief that the higher proportion of male babies born in the general population results from a higher proportion of males being conceived. The conclusions suggest that embryonic death is bound up with the embryo’s sex in ways that are not yet fully understood.
The Long, Strange History of Birth Control
Writing in the New York Review of Books last year, Carl Djerassi declared that with the invention of the birth control pill, “sex became separated from its reproductive consequences” and “changed the realities of human reproduction.” Djerassi would know. The pioneering chemist, who died on Jan. 30 of complications from liver and bone cancer at the age of 91, was dubbed the father of the birth control pill after he created the key ingredient used in oral contraceptives.
Japan Not So Easy: Half the Country’s Not Having Sex
Nearly half of the adult population in Japan is not having sex, a new study conducted by the Japan Family Planning Association reported.