Posted on 05/04/2010 5:10:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Taking the pill could be putting women off sex, a new study has claimed.
Researchers found a link between using hormonal contraception and female sexual dysfunction, a condition most often caused by a lack of desire.
The findings back up previous anecdotal evidence that the pill reduces libido and also calls into question the long term use of the contraception especially in ever younger women.
"Sexual problems can have a negative impact on both quality of life and emotional wellbeing, regardless of age," said researcher Dr Lisa-Maria Wallwiener of the University of Heidelberg, Germany.
"Female Sexual Dysfunction is a very common disorder, with an estimated prevalence of about two in five women having at least one sexual dysfunction, and the most common complaint appearing to be low desire." For the study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, the researchers recruited 1,086 women most of whom had been sexually active in the last month. They were asked to complete questionnaires designed to identify problems with sexual function and this was compared to the type of contraception if any they had used in the last six months.
The researchers found that the women who took hormonal contraception suffered the most sexual dysfunction especially compared with those who used other types such as condoms.
Dr Irwin Goldstein, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, said this had huge implications for women at the beginning of their sexual lives.
"The irony is that these women are provided a medication that enables freedom from reproductive worries but these same women are not provided information that there are significant adverse sexual effects that may ensue," he said.
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So, taking a pill to alter your body’s sexual hormones [reproduction] also alters that body’s sex-drive? Wow!
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Someone needs to post pictures of Captain Obvious.
The Pill has been available for over 50 years, and this is just now being proven?
Kinda funny to be taking pills so you won’t become pregnant, but then you don’t want to have sex anyway. Like wearing a life vest in the house.
A condition I've most frequently attributed to the incredible ugliness of men.
Taking the pill could be putting women off sex, a new study has claimed.
Ummmm..., I wonder if "E" would offset that? ....
A condition I've most frequently attributed to the incredible ugliness of men.
I hear that a big, fat billfold cures that problem ... :-)
Wow...
It makes sense.
And who decides how much "desire" is the right amount? The messages popular culture is sending these days seem to indicate that women should want non-stop sex, and that there's something wrong with them if they don't. Strikes me as more in tune with young male fantasies than with biological reality or a healthy society.
Yeah, and we've sure seen plunging rates of sexual activity in young women over that time period. < /s>
The study? Yes, it does. Female sexual interest is correlated with the time of fertility. If you’re never fertile, less sexual interest is probable.
The man involved, of course. The "right amount" is exactly the same level and timing as his ... no fair if she wants to be close friends when he wants to play a computer game.
Cannot prove that at my house. Since my wife stopped being able to become pregnant, she is interested a lot more than before. Maybe its because I have become so much better looking in my middle age.
oooowwww!
It seems like the only reason for the women in the study to believe their sexual desire was “low” is that men want them to have sex, but the women don’t want to. Therefore, the women’s desire is “low” compared to the demand being made.
The right kind of men always become better looking as they get older.
I understand what your saying I just loved the way you put it!
I’m known for my pithy summaries.
Did they control for marriage being linked to s low desire for sex?
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