04-25-2005
http://www.athenainstitute.com/mediaarticles/nytimes.html
"Sex Without Estrogen: Remedies for the Midlife Mind And Body"
By: Robin Marantz Henig
No sex for some women after menopause. This article is called "Sex Without Estrogen: Remedies for the Midlife Mind And Body." By: Robin Marantz Henig and it was published on June 6, 2004. This article is about women who went through menopause, Dr. Comfort, Dr. Steven J. Sondheimer, Dr. Wood , Dr. Barbara Bartlik, Dr. Leonore Tiefer, and Dr. Winnifred Cutler. This article was written because Pheromones might help a woman get more affection, more hugging and kissing and holding. And for some women at this stage of life, romance and affection — feeling attractive and loved — are what they most need” and “SEX life for women doesn't end with the menopause," wrote Dr. Alex Comfort in "The Joy of Sex," his landmark self-help book from the 1970's, "unless they have been convinced that it should." The things that stop you having sex with age are exactly the same as those that stop you riding a bicycle (bad health, thinking it looks silly, no bicycle). This article was written in New York but the people Henig interviewed came for Pennsylvania State University, New York University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Some of the things that were discussed are Although 10 percent of a group of women in midlife who were tracked by researchers at Pennsylvania State University said they were having better sex than when they were young, about 60 percent reported a loss of sexual desire, responsiveness or frequency.
But the future is not necessarily grim for aging women, specialists say. The problems these women encounter are varied, and have a range of solutions having nothing to do with hormone replacement. The first, "bad health," need not even have a direct effect on hormones or genitals in order to put a damper on a woman's sex drive. "Any sort of health issue," Dr. Wood said, "arthritis, diabetes, even a partner having an illness, interferes with a woman's sexual response." Now that fewer women are taking hormone replacement therapy because of fears about long-term side effects, the worry is that legions of estrogen-deficient baby boomers will be forced to endure those symptoms with no relief in sight, their lives a vast sexual wasteland. But it turns out that pulling back on hormone therapy might be the best thing that ever happened to middle-aged sex. Hormone therapy was considered good for sex. But what it mostly does is relieve some of the symptoms associated with menopause, like vaginal dryness and night sweats, that lower a woman's libido by making intercourse unpleasant.
Dr. Comfort's second explanation for a loss of interest in sex — thinking it looks silly — can be even more pernicious than ill health. Almost every middle-aged woman, even those who are objectively gorgeous, is self-conscious about her lumps and wattles and other dreary imperfections. No matter how sexy she feels inside, she is aging on the outside — and sometimes a glance in the mirror with unflattering overhead light is all it takes to make her feel not so sexy after all. Then there is the problem of the "bicycle" — a willing, able and sensitive partner. The nation's high divorce rate means that many women in midlife are alone, especially since when divorced men remarry, they tend to find younger wives. And a husband or partner might have age-related problems: concerns about his health, self-consciousness about his looks, the inability to get or maintain an erection or to reach orgasm. While Viagra has revolutionized the sexual performance of men in midlife, it cannot fix everything. It especially cannot help repair a relationship that might have foundered after decades of resentment, inattention or routine. A third approach involves the natural chemicals known as pheromones. Humans make pheromones as efficiently as do animals — and they respond to them as effectively, but usually below the level of consciousness. That is why using pheromones can seem, in a way, like applying a magic love potion.
An apostrophe used is Are things bound to get worse? After all, the number of women reaching midlife is rising, just as hormone replacement therapy — formerly the first-line remedy for the sexual difficulties associated with menopause — has become less popular. Some of the alliterations that was in the article are “reported, responsiveness, reaching, replacement and relationship.” The allusion used was when the author mentioned “The Joy of Sex”. An analogy used is "bicycle" — a willing, able and sensitive partner. An antithesis used is “SEX life for women doesn't end with the menopause," wrote Dr. Alex Comfort in "The Joy of Sex," his landmark self-help book from the 1970's, "unless they have been convinced that it should."
"Sex Without Estrogen: Remedies for the Midlife Mind And Body"
By: Robin Marantz Henig
No sex for some women after menopause. This article is called "Sex Without Estrogen: Remedies for the Midlife Mind And Body." By: Robin Marantz Henig and it was published on June 6, 2004. This article is about women who went through menopause, Dr. Comfort, Dr. Steven J. Sondheimer, Dr. Wood , Dr. Barbara Bartlik, Dr. Leonore Tiefer, and Dr. Winnifred Cutler. This article was written because Pheromones might help a woman get more affection, more hugging and kissing and holding. And for some women at this stage of life, romance and affection — feeling attractive and loved — are what they most need” and “SEX life for women doesn't end with the menopause," wrote Dr. Alex Comfort in "The Joy of Sex," his landmark self-help book from the 1970's, "unless they have been convinced that it should." The things that stop you having sex with age are exactly the same as those that stop you riding a bicycle (bad health, thinking it looks silly, no bicycle). This article was written in New York but the people Henig interviewed came for Pennsylvania State University, New York University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania Some of the things that were discussed are Although 10 percent of a group of women in midlife who were tracked by researchers at Pennsylvania State University said they were having better sex than when they were young, about 60 percent reported a loss of sexual desire, responsiveness or frequency.
But the future is not necessarily grim for aging women, specialists say. The problems these women encounter are varied, and have a range of solutions having nothing to do with hormone replacement. The first, "bad health," need not even have a direct effect on hormones or genitals in order to put a damper on a woman's sex drive. "Any sort of health issue," Dr. Wood said, "arthritis, diabetes, even a partner having an illness, interferes with a woman's sexual response." Now that fewer women are taking hormone replacement therapy because of fears about long-term side effects, the worry is that legions of estrogen-deficient baby boomers will be forced to endure those symptoms with no relief in sight, their lives a vast sexual wasteland. But it turns out that pulling back on hormone therapy might be the best thing that ever happened to middle-aged sex. Hormone therapy was considered good for sex. But what it mostly does is relieve some of the symptoms associated with menopause, like vaginal dryness and night sweats, that lower a woman's libido by making intercourse unpleasant.
Dr. Comfort's second explanation for a loss of interest in sex — thinking it looks silly — can be even more pernicious than ill health. Almost every middle-aged woman, even those who are objectively gorgeous, is self-conscious about her lumps and wattles and other dreary imperfections. No matter how sexy she feels inside, she is aging on the outside — and sometimes a glance in the mirror with unflattering overhead light is all it takes to make her feel not so sexy after all. Then there is the problem of the "bicycle" — a willing, able and sensitive partner. The nation's high divorce rate means that many women in midlife are alone, especially since when divorced men remarry, they tend to find younger wives. And a husband or partner might have age-related problems: concerns about his health, self-consciousness about his looks, the inability to get or maintain an erection or to reach orgasm. While Viagra has revolutionized the sexual performance of men in midlife, it cannot fix everything. It especially cannot help repair a relationship that might have foundered after decades of resentment, inattention or routine. A third approach involves the natural chemicals known as pheromones. Humans make pheromones as efficiently as do animals — and they respond to them as effectively, but usually below the level of consciousness. That is why using pheromones can seem, in a way, like applying a magic love potion.
An apostrophe used is Are things bound to get worse? After all, the number of women reaching midlife is rising, just as hormone replacement therapy — formerly the first-line remedy for the sexual difficulties associated with menopause — has become less popular. Some of the alliterations that was in the article are “reported, responsiveness, reaching, replacement and relationship.” The allusion used was when the author mentioned “The Joy of Sex”. An analogy used is "bicycle" — a willing, able and sensitive partner. An antithesis used is “SEX life for women doesn't end with the menopause," wrote Dr. Alex Comfort in "The Joy of Sex," his landmark self-help book from the 1970's, "unless they have been convinced that it should."
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