The Long, Unsatisfying Quest to Fix Female Libido

How pharma weaseled its way into the bedroom and left us wanting

Laura Entis
Elemental
Published in
10 min readApr 2, 2021

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Female sexual desire has always been suspended on a tricky societal tightrope. In the past, it was something to be repressed and undiscussed. Violate these norms — or just appear to — and the consequences were grim. Today, for many women, the pendulum has swung in the other…

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Laura Entis
Elemental

Freelance journalist focusing on health, business, and science. Former associate editor at Fortune.