Geezer is trying to figure out which news is worse: that almost half of all women have sexual problems, or that only 12 percent of those who do have problems care.. HealthDay reports that a survey of almost 32,000 women revealed that 43.1 percent have some kind of sexual problem: 39
percent reported diminished desire, 26 percent reported problems with
arousal, and 21 percent problems with achieving orgasm.HealthDay reports that the highest prevalence of sexual dysfunction was in older women, and that older women experienced less associated distress. Most
distress occurred at mid-life, and the youngest women had the lowest
prevalence of problems and of associated distress.The research was funded by Boehringer Ingelheim International, maker of
flibanserin, a drug for female sexual dysfunction that is currently
being tested in clinical trials.
Read more in HealthDay.
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I think ‘problem’ is in the eye of the beholder. If these are heterosexual women, maybe it’s a relief to not be hounded by sex all the time by their male partner.
If a characteristic is observed in > 50% of the population, perhaps it is “normal” and not a “problem.” Researchers should be careful in the language they use and how they describe a finding. Are the researchers in this study men? Did they define the characteristics as “problems” in the questionnaires they used, implying there is something wrong with women who no longer need daily sex when their reproductive drives wane with age?
if some women are relieved then they should not be surprised if hubby has a friend ,in fact they should incourage it
I was told by a woman once that it’s like connect the dots. If the head isn’t connected to the heart and then connect to the vajajay then it won’t work. It’s easy to get bored in a sexual relationship. It comes down to a choice. There would be a lot less divorce in the world if women just made the choice to be with their men.