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Two notelets about sex-related medication. Ironic?1. Masturbating won't make you go blind, but enhancing one's boner may..There have been thirty-eight reported cases of vision loss in those using that little blue pick-me-up known as Viagra. Docs think this may be a coincidence, since the same kind of blood pressure problems that can lead to erectile dysfunction can also effect eyesight.2. You may have heard of (or experienced, unfortunately) the possible link between birth control pills and loss of sex drive. Apparently women who are on the pill ( I don't know how brand or hormone strength of the pills plays into this, though) are found to have between four and seven times the level of Sex Hormone Binding Globulin, a chemical that affects testosterone levels.I know that the risk of blindness is, you know, just a bit more medically serious than not feeling like doing it, but I have a sinking feeling that more research has been done on topic #1 than #2, even though the Pill has been around longer than Viagra and its ilk, messing with ladies' hormones (not to mention causing pretty serious bouts of depression--ask me how I felt between the years of 2002-2004!) for decades now.I don't know where I'm really going with this; it's just something to think about..