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    Image of limber limber
    10/28/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    You just know this is going to interact badly with the new eyelash-growing serum and throw down some weird side effects. Any guesses? I'm torn between growing eyelashes in place of pubic hair and uncontrollable orgasms whenever you blink.

    Or extravagantly hirsute babies. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    So glad to see more coverage of the medicalization of women's sexuality - it remains quite the controversial topic within my line of work (sexuality research/education). #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell sydbarrettsaves, emissary of hell
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    I am suffering from overactive vagina syndrome. My boyfriend doesn't understand. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    I had RVS there for a while back in '99, but I cleared it up the old-fashioned way: moving back in with my parents. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of Angry-Librarian Angry-Librarian
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    As a man who knows some things about women, (I read jezebel!) I can say with 100% certainty that the cause of FSD if such a thing exists, is almost always the incompetence or disinterest of the male partner. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of Wandell Wandell
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    Cosmo is going to be all over this.

    "Do you not feel the need to have kinky sex every day? You have a problem and must be medicated. NOW."

    Cause I need more things to be insecure about. I can now add "Listless Vagina" and "Kankles" to that list. Fab. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Pizza!Pizza!Pizza! promoted this comment Wandell was starred Wandell was unstarred
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    10/27/09

    @Wandell: Yeah, but their solution would be way off base – 'How does putting a scrunchie on his penis help my – fine, fine, I'll do it!' #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/28/09

    @Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Agreed, it would definitely be something ridiculous that has nothing to do with anything. But what "cosmo girl" still has a scrunchie? HELLOOOOO???? Unless they're back and I just don't know it yet.... I am so confused now. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of Apollinarius Apollinarius
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    I can see it now: Marca, the Viagra for women.

    "Are you bogged down by your weak libido? Forgotten what it's like to want a guy just because he's so damn hot? Buy Marca and wake up to a hot man by your side every morning! Side effects may include increased bleeding during menstruation, shortened menstrual cycle, and greatly increased risk of pregnancy while on birth control. Some subjects experienced significant weight loss."

    Of course, the experience wouldn't be all that different from stopping birth control, but why sell no drugs when you can sell two, right? #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    I thought I had this, but instead it turned out to be Insensitive Asshole Syndrome. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/27/09

    @la.donna.pietra: Insensitive Asshole Syndrome is also vastly under-diagnosed. Coincidence? I think not! #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/27/09

    @la.donna.pietra: Hearted :D #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of la.donna.pietra la.donna.pietra
    10/27/09

    @DearJamie: Right back atcha! #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of Rooo sez BISH PLZ Rooo sez BISH PLZ
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    "Listless Vagina Syndrome" ="Unskilled BedPartneritis" and/or
    "Excess Housework Disorder"
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    My vagina is listless. She just sits around the house all day long in her pajamas, listening to the Smiths and drinking peach schnapps straight from the bottle. It's kind of disturbing, to tell the truth. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of rocknrollunicorn rocknrollunicorn
    10/27/09

    @whynotshesaid: Am I your vagina? #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of booter26 booter26
    10/27/09

    @whynotshesaid: Very funny- I love it! I have a listless vagina with worse taste than yours. She sits around in her pajamas all day, listening to Dolly Parton, drinking boxed wine on ice, because she was even too lazy to bother to let it chill, and watching pharmaceutical commercials that make her feel bad about her inadequacy, what with the debilitating listlessness and all. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/27/09

    @rocknrollunicorn: LOL! I don't know, are you Team Pie or Team Cake?

    @booter26: Dude, Dolly Parton and boxed wine are awesome, and so is your vagina. Don't ever let anyone tell her otherwise. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of sybann sybann
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    If I were at home I'd stand up and cheer. And people wonder why we have a health care crisis and insurance companies willing to turn people down willy nilly. STOP BIG PHARMA FROM ADVERTISING now. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of Misty Bell Mathews Misty Bell Mathews
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    This is also called "Taking Birth Control." Solution: Stop taking birth control. Hey, look, you can even SAVE money by doing this! #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/27/09

    @Misty Bell Mathews: This isn't a one-size-fits-all answer, though--I've been on Ortho Tri-Cyclen for a decade without it affecting my libido. (I know lots of women do experience diminished desire on it--a friend once stated, "I think the Pill prevents pregnancy because it makes you never want sex again.")

    Also, having a baby is not exactly a thrifty venture. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of mashkitten mashkitten
    10/27/09

    @Misty Bell Mathews: Only problem with that is, some of us are on that because of medical problems.... #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of HereComesMyBaby HereComesMyBaby
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    Wait, so Restless Vagina Syndrome doesn't mean wanting to have sex with a new dude every day?

    Phew! #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    I don't know what's gotten into her. Well, I guess I know what hasn't gotten into her. My vagina used to be so adventurous and fun. But now she just sits by the window. Sometimes she cries. Sometimes she reads. I wake up in the middle of the night and she's just sitting there listening to The Smiths.

    My poor, listless vagina. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    10/27/09

    @thoughtthinker: Oh no! Your poor vagina and my poor vagina should hang out and listen to the Smiths together. She has peach schnapps! I bet she could get cake, too! #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/27/09

    @whynotshesaid: @thoughtthinker:
    Y'all are scaring me a little. Why must they listen to the Smiths? Tori Amos and Otis Redding won't do? #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    10/27/09

    @Rooo sez BISH PLZ: I will pass on your recommendations. Truthfully I get a little tired of the Moz, but she seems to love him so whatever. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    10/27/09

    @whynotshesaid: Aahaha. Must give them what they want.

    Which seems to be a somewhat underrated point in Big Pharma's thundering to the purported rescue, but -- whatevs.

    Personally, I tend to assume that when there's some sort of alleged "Female Desire Disorder" going on, that the partner maybe has let his (or her) share of the housework go or needs a skills check, but ... I am selfish and confrontational like that. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of whynotshesaid whynotshesaid
    10/27/09

    @Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Ah, but there is no money to be made in showing a dude where the clit is or having him change his share of diapers. Unless you could manufacture a pill that makes the clit the size of New Jersey/keeps babies from pooping themselves, that is.

    It seems to me that Big Pharma is taking a legitimate problem faced by a small percentage of women and distorting the definition of that problem until half of us fit inside of it. They seem to like to do that, don't they. #femalesexualdysfunction
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    Image of lalaland13 lalaland13
    10/27/09

    In reply to Do You Suffer From Restless Vagina Syndrome?
    I have Vaginal Denial Syndrome. I try to pretend it's not there, because it's useless to me lately. Where's my pills?

    Now, I'm all for people having healthy sexualities, but there are so many ways to have your happy moment. It could be without or without penetration, with or without batteries, etc. Like Kate, I suspect this "syndrome" may be used to make women feel bad about the way they're getting it on. #femalesexualdysfunction
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