Seemingly, more women have trouble with sex than men. So, where is our magical Viagra to keep us living in style as we get older? Where is the extra juice that "we" (as in the mothers among us) need to give us extra energy to raise our children and raise the roof in the bedroom? What can post-menopausal women who have enjoyed a healthy sex life for decades do to reclaim their mojo? In short, where is our magic pill?

Obviously, this should be more of a priority than it is now. Men seem more than willing to take the little blue pills to make it all work, and when their wives are having sexual difficulties they are also more than willing to have affairs or to seek out the services of so-called "escorts".

According to the NYT, there is a place for women with the ominous-sounding "sexual dysfunction" to go: The Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute, which offers women choices in regaining their sexual health using a combination of therapies. In the past, the doctors gave out prescriptions for hormone replacement therapy, but as a result of controversy surrounding the supposed health risks, have stopped using this method as a first line of defense.

Now, the doctors are instead commonly prescribing Zestra, which is made of botanical oils and is a supposed favorite of the female patients interviewed by the New York Times. Although I'm dubious to say the least, I did read an article in the sometimes questionable source of askmen.com that Zestra was found to be effective  in creating desire for up to 45 minutes when rubbed on a woman's labia. If you are interested in Zestra as a treatment option, the article does have some relevant information about how to use the topical solution.

I wonder how much of this is due to the psychological placebo effect and just having the idea that you can be helped so easily with such a large problem or if other topical lotions might have the same effect.  This article is also slightly dubious, and suggests instead that using any type of lubricant will help and that it might not be necessary to plop down the $24 for a small bottle. The difference between a typical lubricant and this are the herbs in Zestra. If you are planning on buying Zestra, it's nice to know that you can purchase it without a prescription and may not have to make a trip to your nearest Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute.

Not all of the patients interviewed by the NYT were so easily satisfied by Zestra. Surprisingly, some of the clinic's patients instead decided to just give up sex altogether.