Testosterone Not As Miraculous As Previously Thought
Somehow, we’re not surprised that spraying testosterone on a lady’s stomach didn’t turn out to be a surefire cure for low sex drive. And let’s not even get into the problematic nature of categorizing “low” sex drive as something that needs to be cured. What, exactly, is classified as a low sex drive — and why should something so personal as sex drive need to be “normal”?
Man, first they accused us of nymphomania, now they’re trying to cure our low sex drive: will ladies ever be allowed to just be themselves?
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Well, this begs the question, Lux… who are “they”, and why can’t ladies just say no to “they”, any ways?
I am not a fan of ascribing monolithic attributes to the greater culture. There are aspects of greater culture that feel that “low” sex drive is something to be “cured”, and the individual empowered woman must decide what to do about it.
Or so says one idiot with a penis.
April 22nd, 2008 at 2:23 pmWell-played!
As a total aside: once upon a time I was in a playwriting workshop at ye olde Columbia University, and my professor made some comment about how everyone uses “begs the question” inappropriate — apparently, it actually means “avoids the question.”
This put me in a bind: on the one hand, I hate using phrases incorrectly; on the other, if I use “begs the question” properly, people will be confused. So basically, I’ve just avoided that phrase ever since.
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:00 pmReally?
Huh. I learn something new every day. Still, I rather like the term, and since language is an ever evolving concept, what your professor believed then may not be true tomorrow. Indeed, it makes me think of the “Flutter By / ButterFly” transposition in a dictionary ever so long ago…
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:52 pmMaybe “they” are “we”—or at least some members of “us”. I’ve had very few problems with my sex drive, in fact, sweet little green apples knows, there were times I wanted to give it away. But sex is almost always exciting when it’s new. Maybe that’s what some women want to recapture.
Though I can’t imagine how they didn’t know testosterone would grow hair is beyond me. It’s been vilified in enough beauty advice articles for women with anything more than a perfectly hairless body.
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:15 pmArgh! I have no idea where “sweet little green apples” came from. I must’ve had a confused synapse flailing around.
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:17 pmThe Scoot has it nailed!
Pluus, who the hell accepted tummy spray as a valid admin route for testosterone, is it FDA approved?. Hmm doenst it say injection? Either way its crazy, and there are no pubmed articles i can find to support it for that indication.
Testosterone does increase sex drive in girls, thats why we vultures have a special sense for pre period peak.
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:41 pm“Ladies?” K.
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:52 pmTotally anecdotal evidence: I have sprayed testosterone (well, not pure testosterone; more like a compound made of many ingredients, one of which is testosterone) on more than a few women’s stomachs, and it seemed to invigorate their sex drive at the time.
Made me sleepy, though.
April 23rd, 2008 at 10:16 amPatrick:
You’re heading straight for commenter of the week territory with that line…
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