Expert Voices

Bob Berkowitz and Susan Yager-Berkowitz

Love and Romance, Nutrition

Bob's career has ranged from being Senior White House Correspondent for CNN to the host of the highly rated CNBC show "Real Personal," a nightly look at America's attitudes on sexuality and relationships. He earned his Ph.D in Clinical Sexology at The Institute for the Advanced Study of Human Sexuality in San Francisco. Susan has written for a variety of magazines on food related topics, and is currently researching and writing the cultural history of weight loss in America.

Sexual Changes During Menopause Take Most Women by Surprise

Posted September 25, 2008 4:18 PM

More than two thirds of women between the ages of 50-70 have suffered from symptoms that affected their ability to be intimate with their partners, and the majority of those woman say they never anticipated physical changes would occur, according to a newly released "Sex, Menopause & Relationships" survey, sponsored by Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and conducted by Harris Interactive. Read more…

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Menopause-Induced Sexual Challenges Take Most Women by Surprise!

Posted September 23, 2008 4:48 PM

More than two thirds of women between the ages of 50 – 70 have suffered from symptoms that affected their ability to be intimate with their partners, and the majority of those women say they never anticipated physical changes would occur, according to a newly released "Sex, Menopause & Relationships" survey, sponsored by Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and conducted by Harris Interactive.

The survey also revealed the menopause-induced sexual issues women in that age group, and in partnered heterosexual relations, were most likely to face. Of those who reported experiencing physical problems that diminished sexual frequency and enjoyment, 72 percent said that they suffered from vaginal dryness, 70 percent from low libido, and 34 percent from pain with sex. Read more…

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I have been in a relationship with a man for 3 1/2 years. At the same time he started dating me, he also started dating another woman, and over the years he has continued to have a relationship with the two of us. He says he loves us both and doesn’t want to give up either of us. We are all divorced after long marriages, and are intelligent, educated and successful professionals. We all hate the situation, including him! The other woman and I share equal time as if it was a custody arrangement, and have NEVER seen each other at the same time and never will. Neither of us dates anyone else. This is making all of us depressed, angry and sad, but we don’t seem to be able to stop. Have you had experience with any similar relationships? Do you have any advice?

In some other cultures, and in other times, co-wives were the norm, an arrangement necessary for sharing the burden of housework and producing ... Read More...

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Still in Love With the Ex

Posted August 01, 2008 1:17 PM

10 Surprising Facts about Men Who Have Lost Interest in Sex

Posted April 28, 2008 1:01 PM

They're not too tired and they've got the time. That's just one of the things that surprised us when we researched and wrote our new book, He's Just Not Up for It Anymore: Why Men Stop Having Sex and What You Can Do About It. In spite of the fact that studies reveal there are 40 million people in "sexless" marriages in the United States, (loosely defined as marriages in which spouses engage in sex ten times a year or less) and many if not most therapists agree that about half the time it's the man who stops being passionate, there was so little written about this counterintuitive possibility that we decided to survey people who were in the situation and try and uncover what was going on. Read more…