...Pharmeceuticals.
The Chicago Tribune is advertising some of the articles they are going to publish in the Sunday edition on August, 24, 2003. One of them is about the plethora of herbal suppliments that companies are marketing to boost women's sex drive.
Take a gander at the list of suppliments that are out there:
Avlimil
Escalate
Vigel
Zestra
Maxerin
Impulsaria
Viacreme
Climatique
ArginMax
HerTurn
Finally
Femore
I'll bet you anything that MEN are doing the research....and that MEN are marketing it, and MEN hope to profit by it in several ways.
I'm of two thoughts. First....they could save their money and simply take the time to listen to their wives, and share some of what's going on in their lives. They could participate more fully in their relationship, of their own volition, and that might go a long way to easing things in the bed room.
And, secondly, they could re-think the concept of "sexual dysfunction." What works for one woman sexually might not work for another. I think response that doesn't meet a fictional "norm," is seen as dysfunction, when it may not be. Our models are not the norm, yet they are the image to which most women aspire. Most likely the ideas that have been put forth in fiction and magazines concerning sexual response are not the norm, either.
I'm sure there are women who ARE dysfunctional, but somehow I doubt all these herbal remedies are going to help the majority of them.
What a boondoggle!
Comments (12)
...errr...sensible or stupid?...to me the key word is 'sex'...you see I don't have 'sex' with my wife...I don't **** my wife, I don't **** my wife...I love my wife...when we walk we hold hands, unless one of us doesn't want to...when we walk past each other we hold out a hand and we tend to touch each other...sometimes we sit together...sometimes we kiss...sometimes we cuddle..and sometimes we take our love to a higher plane...but I'm pretty sure we don't have sex - I think we 'make love'...when *we* want to, we get together :^)...
...and now I get 'stereotypical' :^)...however, if I was scientist without a girlfriend I'd try to invent summat that made sure wimmen were 'gagging' for it - and, hey, I'd be the man to supply it :^)...
...I'll get me coat :^(...
Posted by billy | August 22, 2003 4:23 PM
Posted on August 22, 2003 16:23
I agree with billy on the home behavior and the sharing aspect. If a woman is TRULY having issues with "sex", then there is probably a medical reason not a "libido" reason. By "issue" I mean, she wants to and is in the mood, significant other is ready, and things just aren't happening in the bodily function sense. Same as a man having vascular issues needs viagra, then the woman might need a med. Otherwise, I find a little caring, a flower, a foot rub...goes a long way in enhancing everyones chances. If modern medicine could bottle TLC, the largest issue would be beat and the pill makers would be very happy. Until then, it's FDA approved "spanish fly", which by the way, hasn't worked in recorded history.
Posted by Wichi Dude | August 22, 2003 4:47 PM
Posted on August 22, 2003 16:47
Billy.....you said it better than I did. That connection needs to be in place for a couple to be successful making love. I think that SOME "dysfunction" is precluded by making love rather than having sex. AND.....I think that touching whenever you are together, rather than waiting to touch when you make love, is VERY important.
Posted by Buffy | August 22, 2003 4:48 PM
Posted on August 22, 2003 16:48
Yeah, Dude....you're right on track! That's what was on my mind.
Posted by Buffy | August 22, 2003 4:51 PM
Posted on August 22, 2003 16:51
OMG I'd kill speed if I ever took any of those drugs ~ we need no help in that department ~
Posted by Jamie | August 22, 2003 8:08 PM
Posted on August 22, 2003 20:08
Maybe these cures aren't for 'emotional connections'. Maybe they are for 'recreational sex' - a term I heard on Oprah yesterday. Guess I'm a little behind the times but I thought that's what couples did when they lived in the wilderness and the fish weren't biting. Now people are doing this 'recreational stuff'in cities for crying out loud where they have a wealth of rec facilities. Yeh, this kind of non-connected, athletic interaction could probably use a medicinal boost - for the brain! (is there a smilie anywhere for tongue in cheek).
Posted by Roberta | August 23, 2003 2:12 AM
Posted on August 23, 2003 02:12
Sex is all in the mind...well, it's in my mind anyway. quite a lot actually
Posted by Pob | August 23, 2003 9:38 AM
Posted on August 23, 2003 09:38
Pills to replace foot rubs, what's the world coming to? Actually, Mrs. Hook won't go near my feet, maybe if there is a pill to make my feet more attractive. I sure could use a foot massage.
Posted by Sgt Hook | August 23, 2003 11:52 AM
Posted on August 23, 2003 11:52
I think you are pretty much in the right here Buff.
No need for any damn herbs, pills or stimulants if you treat a woman properly and press all the right buttons. What better drug does need than that to get a natural high and in the mood?!
Posted by Dr. D. | August 25, 2003 8:47 AM
Posted on August 25, 2003 08:47
I JUST WISH I HAD THE SEXUAL FUNCTION OF A MAN SOMETIMES. 32YO, THREE KIDS, ZILCH IS WHAT I WANT. I AM IN MY PRIME AREN'T I? MY KIDS ARE NOT BABIES SO WHATS THE DEAL? HAPPILY TOGETHER ALMOST 13 YEARS SO ITS NOT THE RELATIONSHIP, NOR MIND, ITS THE THING NOT RESPONDING AND THE BRAIN COULD CARE LESS....HELP!!!!!:(
Posted by me | January 16, 2004 11:21 PM
Posted on January 16, 2004 23:21
OH BY THE WAY ITS NOT ALL IN THE MIND ONLY IN THE MINDS OF MEN...............
Posted by me | January 16, 2004 11:27 PM
Posted on January 16, 2004 23:27
I am only 19 years old. I am VERY happily married to a 32 year old man, and we have a 6 month old. Unlike a lot of couples with a baby, we have PLENTY of time for sex. He wants to have sex, my mind wants to have sex...my body, well, that's another story. If a cream could solve my minor problem, I would be VERY happy. I love my husband, and I am very attacted to him, I just can't get things working down there. Don't blame him. He is everything I could want, as a husband and father, and VERY attentive to my needs. Let's not stereotype.
Posted by Rachel | March 8, 2004 7:14 PM
Posted on March 8, 2004 19:14