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Many Women Would Consider Sexuality-Boosting Medication, Survey Finds

Almost two in three women would think about taking medication to improve their sex lives, according to a recent survey published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Women's sexual health issues are usually treated with counseling and therapy. Flibanserin, a drug designed to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) is available, but not widely used. 

Researchers wanted to know how women felt about sexuality-boosting medications. In their survey, they asked 159 Swiss women about their sex lives, relationships, personalities, and feelings about such drugs. 

Many were open to the idea of taking medication, especially if it could improve the frequency and intensity of their orgasms. But some had concerns about these drugs.

What else did the women say? You can learn more about their responses here. 

Childhood Experiences and Sexual Health

New research suggests that a variety of negative childhood experiences can contribute to sexual problems faced by adults. 

Scientists call these factors cumulative adverse childhood experiences or CACEs.

CACEs include sexual abuse, as well as other types of abuse and neglect, both physical and psychological. Witnessing violence and bullying are other types of CACEs.

In a study of 307 sex therapy patients, over half the men and women surveyed had had at least four types of CACEs. 

What does this mean for sex therapists and their patients? Click here to find out.

The study was published online in February in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. 

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