Why a shocking number of women have mercy sex despite lack of sexual desire: Study

It’s a pity party in their pants.Women with no sexual desire still make whoopie on the reg to maintain their relationship, and other motivating factors beyond gratification, per a raunchy study in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy.Researchers came to this conclusion after examining the baseline results from a decade of drug trials for hypoactive sexual desire disorder, defined by medics as a chronic lack of carnal cravings.The drugs in question included a testosterone patch, an injectable aphrodisiac called bremelanotide and flibanserin, an oral treatment for the disorder.In 2015, the latter medication became the first ever drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration for premenopausal women suffering from hypoactive sexual desire disorder.During the multiple randomized, placebo-controlled trials, which involved thousands of women, pharmaceutical companies were required to gauge success based on the frequency of sexual events, PsyPost reported.However, Nikita Guptan and James A.

Simon, researchers at IntimMedicine Specialists in Washington, D.C., found that on average, participants suffering from the condition had sex roughly two to three times per month before undergoing treatment.This meant that they had reached the finish line sans exhibiting any sex drive — a term the scientists dubbed “mercy sex.” Why engage in hanky panky without a hankering? The researchers concluded that many women want to inspire monogamy by preventing their partners from seeking nookie elsewhere — the logic being that a couple that lays together stays together.The researchers pointed to differing male and female reproductive strategies, with men seeking to procreate with multiple partners in a short timespan while women prioritize stability and resource-sharing to raise their kids.By engaging in “mercy sex,” they helped increase the odds that their promiscu.ous partner would stick around to help rear the children, evolutionarily-speaking at least.As men are often s...