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Emotional Health · Health

Confirmed: Women Over 50 Want More Sex

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.
By Patricia Yarberry Allen

In spite of “recent reports that have highlighted the high prevalence of hypoactive desire disorder in females”—in other words, women who aren’t interested in sex—more women in the Women's Health Initiative "were dissatisfied with their sexual activity because they preferred more rather than less sexual activity.”

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Emotional Health · Health · Sex & Sexuality

Our Sex Lives: One Response

By Women's Voices For Change
Another pre-Valentine’s Day blip: a note for the editors of Our Bodies, Ourselves, whose query about women’s sex lives we posted last week. We were delighted at the good news the writer reports, though due to the delicate nature of the subject she has chosen to remain anonymous. — Ed. I’m a 66 year-old heterosexual woman who deeply believes that…
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