For women who suffer from atrophic vaginitis, or vaginal atrophy, sex is incredibly painful, but hopefully, help is on the way. The FDA has just approved a new procedure to combat the condition that consists of firing tiny lasers in your vagina. Sounds pretty fucking metal.
There’s a joke that says if men needed birth control, the prescription would not only be free, it would come delicious flavors like cool ranch Doritos or artisanal salted caramel. The same goes for the Food and Drug Administration’s focus on female sexual dysfunction: there is little research on vaginas but plenty of…
A medicinal gel that promised to be a sort of Lady Viagra for post-menopausal women has failed to arouse test subjects in two clinical trials. Probably because its manufacturers named it the cringe-inducing "LibiGel" and even reading that made my clitoris retract.
When filmmaker Liz Canner was hired by a pharmaceutical company racing to produce the first female Viagra on the market, she got an insider's look at the unethical business of Female Sexual Dysfunction, which she hilariously documents in Orgasm Inc.
The company with a so-called female Viagra in progress has decided to give up. And plenty of people are actually relieved.
Maybe those essential oils can actually improve female sexual arousal — if only via the placebo effect. Researchers "found that opening a new line of communication about sex can have a positive effect in many women with low libidos." Whoa!
On June 18, the FDA will consider whether to approve flibanserin, a pill that supposedly increases women's sexual desire. But the fact that some are calling it "the pink Viagra" illustrates how many problems remain with the entire approach.
Though many women report that birth control pills lower their sex drive, they've had frustratingly little scientific support — but now a new study shows women on hormonal birth control actually are at higher risk for low libido.
An interview with Orgasm Inc. filmmaker Liz Canner reveals how pointless the search for the "female Viagra" has been. But luckily it's not the only avenue of sex research — and some are a lot more interesting.
"Female sexual dysfunction" is totally a thing right now, and yet so much mainstream coverage on the subject is unsatisfying. A new Vogue article on the sex aids of the future provides a good object lesson.
A New Mexico woman has actually been diagnosed with Restless Genital Syndrome, providing a disturbing example of how we think — and write — about women's sexual problems.
The brilliant headline "Restless Vagina Syndrome" had me primed to giggle at whatever Terry J. Allen wrote underneath it, but instead, I ended up fuming at Big Pharma and the patriarchy. So, you know, must be Tuesday.
This morning on The View, the gals dug into this study, from the November issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, which reported that a whopping 40% of women report sexual dysfunction — including lack of arousal and inability to achieve orgasm — while only 12% of them care about it. As Joy pointed out, it could be argued…
