Fight Over ‘Female Viagra’ That’s Been Raging For Years Pits Scientists Against Feminists
Article describing the cultural debate surrounding flibanserin, a drug aimed to increase female libido and treat Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD).
issue: Health
Female Libido Pill Fires Up Debate About Women And Sex
“‘We live in a culture that has historically discounted the importance of sexual pleasure and sexual desire for women,’ says Terry O’Neill, president of the National Organization for Women. ‘And I fear that it’s that cultural attitude that men’s sexual health is extremely important, but women’s sexual health is not so important. That’s the cultural attitude that I want to be sure the FDA has not, maybe unconsciously, imported into its deliberative process.'”
Doctors’ assumptions on sex heighten lesbians’ cervical cancer risk: study
Author Eric M. Johnson writes for Reuters: “Lesbians may be at higher risk of cervical cancer because they get fewer screenings than heterosexual women, due partly to doctors’ sometimes incorrect assumptions about their sexual history, University of Washington researchers said on Tuesday.”
Girls, Young Women at Higher Risk of Concussion Injuries
We learned this week that concussions among girls and young women are something to take very seriously. Much of the talk in recent years has been focused on concussions among professional football players: there can be serious lifelong ailments and early death among players who sustain concussions. But now we hear that girls and young women as student athletes are at more significant risk of injury due to athletics-related concussions than boys and young men.
Girls, Young Women at Higher Risk of Concussion Injuries
We learned this week that concussions among girls and young women are something to take very seriously. Much of the talk in recent years has been focused on concussions among professional football players: there can be serious lifelong ailments and early death among players who sustain concussions. But now we hear that girls and young Read more …
