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Testosterone patch or natural ways to boost sex drive?
U.S. News and World Report offers five ways to naturally increase your sex drive, but do they work? Do women need chemicals to help them achieve sexual satisfaction?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I forgot that it was supposed to be Fun Friday when I moved Factual Thursday’s entry to Friday when I had some real news to publish on pregnancy discrimination. So I am quickly writing up a Fun Friday entry for those who don’t want to discuss the environmental impact of diapers. (You can still discuss the diaper entry. I spent time writing that!)
U.S. News and World Report tells us that a new woman’s testosterone patch has been tested, and it appears to increase the number of a woman’s satisfying sexual encounters.
Deborah Kotz reports: “Those on a 300-microgram dose of the patch, called Intrinsa, had gratifying sex an average of 2.1 times in four weeks, compared with 1.2 times for those on a lower dose and 0.7 time for those on a placebo.
However, for those extra satisfying encounters, you could also gain hair where you don’t want it and a possible increase of breast cancer.
So Kotz offers five natural ways to increase your sex drive. Check them out and tell us what you think.
Have you tried any of these? Did they work? Would you use a testosterone patch?
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By Vicki
November 7, 2008 9:59 AM | Link to this
There is no way I would use this type of patch. I’ve been married to the same wonderful man for the last 24 yrs and I’ve never heard him complain. I have nothing to complain about either! ;)
By Sugar
November 7, 2008 10:09 AM | Link to this
I agree with Vicki. No complaints over here.
By Rick
November 7, 2008 10:19 AM | Link to this
Women can complain about sex and it’s OK. They are lauded for “coming into their own”, “becoming aware of their bodies” or “demanding they they be satisfoed, too.”. If men complain about sex, he is a deviant, a sex maniac or has unrealistic expectations. Thanks, but I’ll stay single, have one night stands and not have to put up with all of the emotional trauma that accompanys being hitched. I actually LOVE married women. I just send them home in the morning.
By Jesse's Girl
November 7, 2008 10:20 AM | Link to this
Dude….if my sex drive drove south…I would do ANYTHING to get it back!! That includes but is not limited to wearing a patch. Over my eye even if I had to! Sex is fantastic and marvelous and I cannot imagine how anyone would be ok with losing their desire for knockin boots. I know we all have super busy lives….but thats why we have quickies!! A good quicky revs everything up so a longer drive can be enjoyed later on:) VIVA LA SEX
By Sugar
November 7, 2008 10:34 AM | Link to this
I’m glad my brother has the all kids tonight “Pod Night”. Hubby and I have a date. I’m going to pick up a bottle of wine on the way home. He’s cooking dinner for me. I’ll make dessert. Wink wink.
No patches necessary, thank you.
By edwards
November 7, 2008 11:04 AM | Link to this
If the FDA ever gets around to approving the testosterone patch (TheTestosteronePatch.com), it could be a godsend for untold thousands of post-menopausal women (www.post-menopausalsex.com). Forget about the popularity it may or may not have with “normal” women as a sex aid; there are many who suffer terrible emotional distress over sexual dysfunction. For them, this drug could be a life saver.
By edwards
November 7, 2008 11:07 AM | Link to this
If the FDA ever gets around to approving the testosterone patch (TheTestosteronePatch.com), it could be a godsend for untold thousands of post-menopausal women (post-menopausalsex.com). Forget about the popularity it may or may not have with “normal” women as a sex aid; there are many who suffer terrible emotional distress over sexual dysfunction. For them, this drug could be a life saver.
By Momania
November 7, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this
Most of you are way too young to even have to have this topic mentioned - the proof is in the responses!
Wait til motherjanegoose gets on board on this one, then we will know how the “real” women feel!
By Stacey
November 7, 2008 11:15 AM | Link to this
I’ll go home and tell my husband, “Honey, the good news is my sex drive is stronger than yours now. The bad news is, my beard is also thicker than yours!” I wonder if he will think it’s a good trade? :-)
Seriously, it if weren’t for the increased risk of breast cancer, I might be willing to try it. With my family history though, it’s not worth the trade off for me.
By jct
November 7, 2008 11:29 AM | Link to this
You all are too funny, especially JG. I wish I could add my thoughts but I can not put my thoughts into an appropriate PG version.
By DB
November 7, 2008 12:04 PM | Link to this
Does anyone besides me think that an “increase” from 1 to 2 times every couple weeks is hardly an improvement worth mentioning?
I don’t think there’s a medicine around that cures stress, financial worries, overwork and exhaustion, which I suspect are the main culprits, not some lack of testosterone. Most problems can be reduced, if not cured, with a solid 8 or 9 hours of sleep a night, but how many of us get that?
By Stan
November 7, 2008 12:21 PM | Link to this
an increase from once a week to twice a week is a 100% increase. As a guy, yeah it’d probably be worth the risks (depending on exact situation of course)
By Get real
November 7, 2008 12:46 PM | Link to this
Thank you for adding that in Theresa. I was very into sex when I was younger. However, time marches on and things do change. Some of these posters act like sex drive is completely under their control. Some of them just might be in for a little bit of a rude awakening….
By Jesse's Girl
November 7, 2008 12:57 PM | Link to this
Oh…I don’t think its under my control. I know all too well how age and circumstances can wreak havoc on anyone’s sex drive…man or woman. My mom is going thru the hormone hurricane right now and loves to give details. I don’t love to hear them, but whatcha gonna do? HOWEVER….I know of many wonderful herbs and such that can oommpf it up a bit. And no….its not the “herb” some of you are thinking of. I do think that if you aren’t having ANY sex…at all…then going to one or two times a week is noteworthy. And if you’re single…try going younger. If you’re opposed to that, try going battery. If you’re opposed to that…I’d try 3 or 4 patches.
By AJC?
November 7, 2008 1:01 PM | Link to this
Great cut and pasting! what are you going to cut and paste next week? cut and paste something about SAHM’s versus working moms or how much water your using outside despite the drought, yea, cut and paste something about that! oh wait, cut and paste something about how inside the perimeter is cooler than outside (yuck) or how much you volunteer at school, yea cut and past that - totally cool!
By Sugar
November 7, 2008 1:02 PM | Link to this
Jessie’sgirl I am rolling on the floor about your post. Try battery. HA HA HA HA…that was funny.
I myself am going through “the change” and hubby is very excited as it has dramatically increased my sex drive. ;)
By Olivia
November 7, 2008 1:08 PM | Link to this
If anyone reads the newspaper or watches “Oprah,” it should be clear that female disinterest in or even out-and-out dislike of sex is admitted to by nearly half of all women asked. Most of us alive today grew up in a time when girls were told there was something “wrong” with them if they did not enjoy copulation and have orgasms. At the same time there was (is?) pressure to follow patriarchal religions and assure males that any resulting offspring “belonged” to them. Time for that to stop, I think. If a female enjoys sex that much, I should hope she would follow the lead of “Jesse’s Girl” and stop worrying about the silly, preoccupied men. Believe it or not, they really do not worry about you. The recent study done by Massachusetts General Hospital shows yet again that nearly half of all women (a research group of 32,000 to 50,000 women, in this case, 18-64 years of age) admit that they do not like sex—at least not the way they are told to. This research was funded by pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim International, hoping to find out that women were desperate enough to be like men when it comes to sex that they would buy BII’s new testosterone patch. Although nearly half of the women did not like sex, only 10-12% cared. That is not what BII wanted to hear. Sorry. Anyway, testosterone is a poison. Even male doctors will admit this. While all people naturally have at least a small amount of this hormone in their bodies, purposely increasing it for purposes of self-indulgence seems quite insane. There is a horrible over-population problem in the world and, whether you care or not, a huge increase in sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV-AIDS. Trying to increase the sex urge really does not seem like a very good idea just now. Although there is enormous money in sex, perhaps we should instead be trying to find ways to help men think about something else for a change.
By Jesse's Girl
November 7, 2008 1:12 PM | Link to this
Same for my mom….she came over the other day eye-balling my step dad a little too much. I had to send her home. I don’t think my mom needs the patch right now…if she weren’t married, I’d call her trolop and be done with it. But its ok to be easy and slutty when its with your husband. Just not at my house…eeewww.
By Sugar
November 7, 2008 1:16 PM | Link to this
I’ll admit it - I LOVE SEX!!!!
By Jeff
November 7, 2008 1:23 PM | Link to this
As usual on these type topics, JG is being hilarious today.
HOWEVER, not even testosterone can overcome EVERYTHING sexually… evidenced by all the problems guys face
As a rebuttal to my last statement though, anything that takes a good thing and makes it better is fine and dandy in my book.
Not so sure I’d like T’s beard being thicker than mine though.
Rick:
I’ve personally seen both sides to the single playboy/ married issue, and let me say this:
Yes, it gets fun being with different women every night (and in some cases, it was the plural, sometimes separate, sometimes not). Lived that life for far too many years, all the while with a hole in my heart and searching for the one that would make me WANT to be different.
Found her, and even though it IS restraining some times to think that she is the only one I’ll ever be with for the next several decades, it is also WELL worth it, and I’ll give you a PG example:
Imagine being with a fairly ‘creative’ woman. Now imagine being with that woman when she gets bored. Is she going to continue to be bored, or is she going to see just how creative she can get?
I found such a woman, and let’s just say that I thoroughly enjoy the fruits of her creativity. (I thought I had seen and done it all… T has shown me just how wrong I was!)
By Theresa
November 7, 2008 1:51 PM | Link to this
hey AJC? - I don’t live inside the perimeter.
By Theresa
November 7, 2008 1:53 PM | Link to this
And I am cracking up at the image of JG with a testosterone patch over her eye! By far the funniest image of the month!!
By DM
November 7, 2008 1:58 PM | Link to this
Do these patches work on men, too?
I am menopausal and my interest in this “area” has soared lately!
By Sugar
November 7, 2008 2:24 PM | Link to this
Theresa, I’m glad I’m not the only one…..ARG Matey!!!!
DM ME too. I can’t seem to get enough lately. I’m in my late 40’s and I never thought I would be like that at this age. Maybe it has to do with the fact that the kids are gone a couple times a month and we have the entire house to ourselves. We have “nekkid” weekends sometimes.
By Sugar, as Lewis Grizzard once said...
November 7, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this
..the difference between naked and nekkid is “naked” means having on no clothes, while “nekkid” means having on no clothes and doing something about it!
By Sugar, as Lewis Grizzard once said...
November 7, 2008 3:09 PM | Link to this
..the difference between naked and nekkid is “naked” means having on no clothes, while “nekkid” means having on no clothes and doing something about it!
By Vicki
November 7, 2008 3:25 PM | Link to this
Well Sugar and DM, I thought all this time it was the fact that hubby and I had just perfected things! LOL!!!
It’s been a Fun Friday, thanks!
By Get real
November 7, 2008 3:34 PM | Link to this
Sigh. I guess I am the lone one out. I am mostly tolerant of sex because I do adore my husband. I do the best I can. My husband ALWAYS wants more and more and more. And I do my best to try not to feel guilty because I don’t really care. And so life just goes on. For those of you who just “luuuuuve” sex. More power to you. It doesn’t matter to me. If you have never driven a Ferrari it is hard to “miss” it. Jesse’s Girl….you must have a pretty charmed life because you always make everything about your world sound SO perfect. Am I jealous? Maybe. Are you for real? Maybe.
By Actually...
November 7, 2008 3:45 PM | Link to this
..the Lewis Grizzard line says that “nekkid” means not having on any clothes and being up to something!
By Sugar
November 7, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
GetReal Life is what you make of it. Some of us do have pretty charmed lives, I know I do. We have the things we need and want and absolutely NO DEBT. However, we work very hard at it. We work hard, and we play hard too.
And I enjoy the benefits of my hard work. I have three beautiful children and a husband I adore also. I know that has come back to me too.
Everyday when I wake up, I choose how to feel. 99.9999999% of the time, I choose to be happy. I don’t want to waste alot of time being angry about things I cannot control. Happiness begats happiness. And I like to spread happiness around.
Have a great weekend everyone.
By Kathy
November 7, 2008 3:50 PM | Link to this
Did anyone see Oprah the other day when she had the sex/marriage therapist on? Her last name is Berman and she has written books about women and sex. She talked about the 3 types of orgasms. The first one is the easiest to achieve (I’m sure y’all know which one that is), the second involves the G spot (she had a diagram showing where the G spot is for those who don’t know) and the 3rd type is a combo of 1 and 2. My guess is that Jesse’s Girl has experienced all 3 types….more than once! hehehehehe
BTW….where is motherjanegoose today? She must be traveling….I haven’t talked to her lately. Anybody heard from JJ? I would love to know what she says about this topic!
By Get real
November 7, 2008 4:10 PM | Link to this
Awe Sugar…that is sweet! What a lucky girl you are to be able to “choose” happiness. I am so glad there is no stress, illness in your family to cause you hardship or debt, etc. You are very fortunate to be able to “choose” to not have these and a multitude of things in your life.
Take care
By Jesse's Girl
November 7, 2008 4:21 PM | Link to this
I do lead a charmed life indeed. But only because its how I choose to be. Bad things have happened to me…trust me. I have not always made the wisest of decisions. But you live and learn. And not all sex I have is outrageous…..but the more often you have the “ok” sex…the more often you’ll run into the 3 type of orgasm sex:) Its simple statistics. Hey Jeff….check your dern email. Geez
By DM
November 7, 2008 4:46 PM | Link to this
@ Get real - so sorry to hear that but I can empathize because I USED to feel that way. Now that I want it so badly, he has problems. sigh
@ Sugar - more power to you! You sound like the kind of person I could be friends with. :o)
Have a great weekend!
By FCM
November 7, 2008 5:24 PM | Link to this
Younger works….then again Patrick Dempsey would work. Yep, that man would work, work, and work.
By V Man
November 10, 2008 9:46 AM | Link to this
If the women do not get on board with supporting the abuse of Viagra in this country, eventually the men will quit buying it. I mean really, there are only so many younger chicks to go around. Now that the pharmas have found a way to on-board the middle-age women, their Viagra sales can continue to grow. Viva Viagra!
By best testosterone booster
November 21, 2008 7:14 PM | Link to this
Ive done a lot of research on this and i just think its awesome. Especially since increasing testosterone naturally is so easy, its crazy how it helps your libido
By Brett
December 4, 2008 3:27 PM | Link to this
so what’s this easy natural way to boost testosterone???