March 16, 2004
TOUCHES EVERY BASE BUT CREATION:
Sex and the Brain: Researchers Say, 'Vive la Différence!' (ANAHAD O'CONNOR, March 16, 2004, NY Times)
For almost a decade, researchers at Pfizer struggled to show that Viagra, the male impotence drug, could enhance sexual function in women.Last month, they gave up.
Countless tests on thousands of women made it clear that the little blue pill, though able to stir arousal, did not always evoke sexual desire.
Viagra's failure underscored the obvious: when it comes to sexuality, men and women to some extent are differently tuned. For men, arousal and desire are often intertwined, while for women, the two are frequently distinct.
See if you can count the qualifiers in this story. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 16, 2004 12:05 AM
Well, duh. To generalize wildly, men are hardwired to want sex, and women are hardwired to put up with it. It's basic biology.
I was gonna say something about evolution, but I forgot that it's not welcome around here.
To the anger of feminists everywhere, one fact remains true: there's no substitute for a man. And I do mean MAN.
Posted by: M.Murcek at March 16, 2004 3:15 AMhometown:
If you read the whole story they do mention evolution, but then throw in some but's, maybe's, and or else's. The gist of the article is no one has a clue.
Posted by: oj at March 16, 2004 7:33 AMUm, maybe those geniuses should just change the color from that goshawful blue to say, peach or salmon.
Yep. That oughta do it.
Posted by: Barry Meislin at March 16, 2004 10:36 AMUnfortunately, it's the same problem as with female bi-sexual arousal patterns: Almost all females get physically aroused watching lesbian porn, but very few desire to actually have sex with other females.
Thus, males, by and large, have to content themselves with fantasies of menage a trois.
Posted by: Michael Herdegen at March 17, 2004 1:05 AM