After 40, medication use becomes quite common. Three drugs are notorious for causing sex problems: alcohol, antidepressants, and blood pressure medications (antihypertensives). But they are just the tip of the iceberg of drug-induced sexual side…
As frequency of use increases, both men and women report more enjoyable sex On supplement shelves at pharmacies and natural food stores, you’re likely to see products with names like Male Vigor or Female Responsiveness…
Not long ago, the U.S. government prohibited almost all research into the effects of marijuana, now increasingly called cannabis. But in recent years, 28 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana and…
Alcohol, narcotics, cocaine, meth—you name it, their sexual effects are well-documented and quite predictable. The exception is marijuana. Its sexual effects are all over the map, from “I can’t stand having sex stoned,” to “I…
These days, I write primarily about sexuality. But from the 1970s until 2005, sex writing was just one element of my career as a health journalist. I also wrote a great deal about alternative therapies,…
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