Love is a patch on the bottom

[Judy1234]

All those threads about husbands wanting more sex than wives want to give them... may be we now have the answer.

" A pharmaceutical patch designed to boost women?s libido is to become available this week almost a decade after the launch of Viagra changed the sex lives of middle-aged men. Intrinsa is the first of about 20 female sex drugs under development to go on sale. One of the ways it works is by stimulating thoughts about sex, in contrast to the more mechanical effects triggered by Viagra. Trials have shown that women who use the patch feel inclined to have sex more frequently. It works by releasing the male hormone testosterone through the skin into the blood-stream."

I liked this line...
"There have been warnings that the patch will not be a panacea for sexual problems, many of which are emotional at root. ?If you are not interested in sex because your husband is a foul beast, Intrinsa isn?t going to change that,? said Hodson."

www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article1563874.ece

LOL @ foul beast!
(reminds me of a friend who used to affectionately describe sex as 'acts of beastliness') Made me look at her DP , who was terribly meek and mild, in a whole new way though

meant to say, it's great that the medical profession is finally realising women are entitled to a fulfilling sex life too. Bet they won't be available on prescription though - unlike Viagra

The article says they will only be available on prescription (but that a black market might develop). You can just see legions of unsatisfied husbands whose wives are exhausted from having babies forcing their wives to the GP to get a patch.

It'll never catch on unless it's cheaper and easier to buy than chocolates or flowers. Unfortunately it's probably already cheaper than jewellery.

If you're exhausted with a baby I don't think any amount of diamonds or even sex patches are likely to want you to do anything except sleep though....

Apparently the patch contains testosterone. Is that what women lack when their sex drive diminishes?

Hmm, have to watch dp next time he slaps you on the bum... mite be trying to attach one of those things to you...

xenia - you are SO partisan! what about women asking their GP for it because they want to have a better sex life. and I'm sorry, no one under 60 really talks about wives "giving" their husbands sex. you are in danger of becoming a caricature

I certainly don't mean that but I do think most women whose sex drive drops think that's the least of their problems and having more help with the baby and some sleep at night is a better solution than being pumped up with fake hormones to please their husband.

Aside for exhaustion with babies situations then I agree it's a mutual issue unless one person is just less sexual than the other. Do we have an accepted standard of what sex people should need or is it fine one couple might be happy with once a month whilst another want it every day? When is there female sexual dysfunction? Only when she wants her sex drive back or when it isn't there but she's not really bothered about that?

shit, meant on the NHS - not sure why I said prescription!!

xenia, maybe, but sometimes for women, you have to use it or lose it - sexual desire that is...sex begets sex IFKWIM.
if a patch helps kick start it, why not? How many threads to we see on here asking for recomendations for libido boosters for women. Being tired with babies is such a relatively short phase of a women's life, compared to the amount of time one might potentially spend with a partner (I am in love with my dh and hope to stay that way for as long as possible)

Xenia's just pointing out the downside. It's a legitimate comment. I can just imagine my STBXH suggesting I get one, and me suggesting that him taking a shower and asking the children to stop watching telly in our bedroom would be more effective...

Good user name.....
That's great. I'm not against the patches if they help. I have never really liked interefering with the body and I've never been on the pill and I'd rather find the cause of the diminution of testosterone if that's the issue than stick on a patch though.

Xenia, totally agree about hormone thing; when I was on the pill, I found it actually suppressed my libido horribly. The terrible irony of pumping my body full of chemicals to prevent me getting pg, while depriving me of the urge to do the deed neccessary to get pregnant - hmm

Everytime I came off the pill, libido rocketed, but sadly, more kids wasn't an option. Now dh has had the snip it has changed everything. But when I used to complain at the docs about the pill/libido thing, you could tell the doctors were thinking ''you can't have everything, dear..''

While prescribing viagra to the poor old men who couldn't get it up.

I never tried the coil but that might be a reasonable alternative. I know someone who did and she found it better than being on the pill.