According to Science, Your Sex Drive Is Real

Every seven seconds. That's how often men supposedly think about sex, according to conventional wisdom. And women, you ask? Well, if you believe that same conventional wisdom, not nearly as much. In fact, one sensational claim out there in the media right now takes that a step further by arguing that women, in fact, have no sex drive at all. This claim comes at a flash point in the debate surrounding the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) potential approval of what would be the first-ever medical treatment option for women's most common sexual dysfunction. With the FDA's decision expected this summer, silly season is definitely upon us as opponents of medical treatments for Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD) -- which impacts 1 in 10 American women and is characterized by a distressing lack of sexual desire -- pull out all the stops in their efforts to marginalize and discredit women living with a condition that has been recognized by the medical community for more than 30 years. Here's the crux of the crazy: Those in the "no sex drive" camp say that sex drive is defined as "spontaneous desire" -- meaning that a person is interested in and motivated to have sex BEFORE sexual activity has started. For example, fantasizing about a steamy moment with Bradley Cooper when you see him on TV. They say that this type of "spontaneous desire" doesn't happen for women, and argue that women instead experience "responsive desire" -- meaning a woman is motivated to have sex ONLY...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news