by Robert Johnson | Feb 9, 2026 | Performance and Desire
What Bremelanotide Is, How It Works, and Why It Matters for Sexual Health Bremelanotide is a fascinating newer therapy with an unusual origin and a modern purpose in sexual medicine. It’s a synthetic peptide (originally known as PT-141) that acts as a melanocortin...
by Robert Johnson | Feb 4, 2026 | Performance and Desire
If you’re here because you’re considering treatment and want to understand how this medication actually works, you’re in the right place. You don’t need to read everything — this page is here so you can make a confident decision. You can skim the bold sections, read...
by Robert Johnson | Jan 20, 2026 | Menopause and Women's Health
So what is Addyi? Addyi actually began its life as an antidepressant developed by Boehringer Ingelheim. It failed as an antidepressant, but researchers noticed that in some women, it appeared to increase sexual desire as a side effect. Boehringer attempted to get it...
by Robert Johnson | Dec 30, 2025 | Prevention and Risk Reduction
HPV Testing and Oropharyngeal Cancer This may be the most important Learning Center article we publish. Cancer is not theoretical. It is personal. It is frightening. And it should never be used as a marketing tool when the science does not support the claims being...
by Robert Johnson | Dec 5, 2025 | STIs
And Why the Phrase Does More Harm Than Good People use the phrase “full STI panel” as if it means something standard or universal. It does not. In fact, that phrase has probably contributed to more STI transmission than any other assumption in sexual health. Here is...