Testosterone can improve libido in women, still does not solve larger problem with HSDD
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- Published on Wednesday, 19 September 2012 20:57
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Testosterone can improve a woman’s sex drive, according to a headline in the Vancouver Sun. No one suggested testosterone could not improve a woman’s sex drive. Yesterday’s story misses the point of the debate over HSDD entirely.
HSDD, which will become two disorders in the DSM-5, is controversial because people question the legitimacy of the disorder. The Sun’s story seems to be a case of classic misdirection, suggesting that it is safe to use drugs such as Libigel for their intended purpose.
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Pharmaceutical Companies Now Pushing Hormone Replacement Therapy onto Older Men
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- Published on Monday, 17 September 2012 21:14
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Pharmaceutical companies have sold hormone replacement therapy to post-menopausal women for many years. The drug companies have found a new target fort hormone replacement therapy. Older men are now being sold testosterone. Drug companies are promising a better sex drive and more energy. They are calling the condition low T.
Marketing agencies often use sex to sell products to men. They do it because it works for a large percentage of the population. The marketing agencies job is to convince people of the need for a product, unfortunately the drug companies are not always concerned about whether or not there is a real need for their product. Low T is as problematic as Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder.
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Dear Ellie Columnist Calmly Accepts Letter Writer's Sexuality
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- Published on Wednesday, 12 September 2012 21:38
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Advice columnists occasionally deal with an Asexual reader. One such reader wrote into the Dear Ellie column. The letter writer does not give her name, but she tells a familiar story. Like other Asexuals in a relationship with a sexual person, she was pressured into an uncomfortable situation.
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The Best Asexuals Exist Story Ever Written
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- Published on Friday, 14 September 2012 15:44
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Mainstream news outlets often produce 'Asexuals exist' stories. Even though Asexual communities have existed for over a decade, many media outlets believe that the existence of Asexuals is somehow newsworthy. A Tumblr user recently wrote a parody of almost every Asexual article ever written. It even mirrors a few of the articles that appear on this site. (There are times when Asexual News reports on 'Asexuals exist' stories if the author has some new or unique angle).
Presidential Politics Have Little Beaing on the Asexual Community
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- Published on Thursday, 06 September 2012 21:03
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Convention season has caused people to turn their thoughts toward politics. Many LGBT blogs have gotten into the act. Asexual sites have not gotten into the act. Politics certainly exist within the Asexual community, but there has been no need for Asexuals to favor one political candidate or another because of their orientation. If either party could influence the DSM-5 committee, this might change.
Asexuals have just as much interest in the political process as their counterparts, but the community, as a whole, does not worry about whether Mitt Romney or Barack Obama will win the election. (People who have read this site since January may remember that this site endorsed Penn Jillette for President. The staff made this decision because members were sure he was not running).
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