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their previously low level of desire restored to one considered to be normal with placebo. "It's not that these women simply believed, 'a sugar pill will help me,'" said Bradford, a post-doctoral fellow at Baylor College of Medicine and the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. "Other elements were probably therapeutic, regardless of the tablet." Those other elements may be largely psychological, said Bradford - a function of the women simply focusing more attention on their sex lives. The study raises more questions than it answers, but the idea of a sham medical intervention addressing female sexual dysfunction speaks to the complexities of female sexuality. It may mean that addressing sexual dysfunction among women will never be as simple as prescribing a "little pink pill" (much like the "little blue pill" marketed to men with erectile dysfunction). "Maybe we're calling something a disease that is not a disease in the same way as diabetes is," said Bradford. "There may be physical causes for lower sexual desire, but one thing that is clear is there's not one cause." One implied message in the study: A psychological investment in improving their sex life could obviate the need for a drug for some women. "It would be great if we had a drug but it may not be your only hope and there may be some real simple steps you can take toward improving your sex life that don't need to involve medication," said Bradford. The new research study backs up what women have been sharing with other women throughout the ages: When it concerns sex, use your head! The mind is your most erotic organ. The study asserts that 35% of women given a placebo pill as opposed to Cialis improved across the board from desire and arousal to orgasm. Dr. Andrea Bradford one of the study's authors explains the reasoning behind the surprising results that thinking about sex, scheduling and doing it will improve satisfaction. In other words, success breeds success. Female sexuality is complex. Basically women do not get anatomically dysfunctional the way a man does and so a pill can help him physiologically, but not be effective for her unless she believes it will make her sexy. For women stress is the libido killer. With a womans to-do list growing while the number of hours in a day remain the same, her stress levels are surging. When a woman is depleted, unhappy, overwhelmed and angry, sex isnt going to happen. Its as though there is a self-fulfilling prophecy, Im not in the mood and it wont be any good. However, in this study there was a magic pill releasing a more positive, confident mindset. The body responds to imagined realities the way it does to realities.
Here is what you can do to create your own placebo effect, says author Debbie Mandel * Dont censor your erotic imagination- give your mind permission to travel. Fuel it by reading a juicy novel, watching a romantic, sensual movie or talking to your girlfriends to stimulate your sensuality. * Clothes make the woman wear something which makes you feel sexy. * Create a new energy in the bedroom with fresh flowers, a fragrance or a light bulb of a different color. * Dont make lovemaking goal oriented another accomplishment on the to-do list. * Try belly dancing to shake down your inhibitions and liberate your inner girl. It has worked for women for over 5,000 years. Get a video, tie a sash around your waist and follow along. * Put some dark chocolate on the bed, the way hotel housekeeping does for nightly turn down service. Dark chocolate improves mood. Eat it slowly to savor the sensory pleasure and give your body a sensual cue. * Have a romance with life to activate your 5 senses. Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2010/09/17/not-faking-it-why-a-placebo-canimprove-sex-life/#ixzz10Mv2BvHU