Clueless Sex

Last Friday, before the world changed, the Washington Post published a little story about women's "sexual problems" with the oh-so-lascivious lede: "In a double whammy for the female gender, new research shows that 40 percent of women report sexual problems, but only 12 percent are distressed about it."

"39 percent reported diminished desire, 26 percent reported problems with arousal, and 21 percent problems with achieving orgasm."

Talk about a cock block! Nearly half of women in the survey have "sexual problems," and yet, only a smidge more than 10 percent care about it? What gives, ladies? Haven't read enough "Our Bodies, Ourselves" recently? Or perhaps something is else going on. Before we answer that question, let's look at the nitty-gritty of this study. Again, from the Washington Post article:

Overall, 43.1 percent of those surveyed reported some kind of sexual problem: 39 percent reported diminished desire, 26 percent reported problems with arousal, and 21 percent problems with achieving orgasm."

I didn't like the sound of that. So I did what any good Broadsheet editor in my situation would do: I tossed it to my colleagues. "Desire diminishes, and orgasms don't grow on trees," I wrote them, along with sending the link. "Thoughts?"

By salon.com