an effective “anti sex drive” agent. It also illustrates that I’m am not the only one who has contemplated curbing sex drive in order to facilitate focus on other activities. In fact, while I’m on the subject, I think that I saw an A&E Biography episode that said that the inventor of corn flakes was trying to develop something to diminish sex drive. I wonder, what chemical analysis of the day led him to believe that corn flakes might accomplish this objective (I think the same special said that he carried a sample of his own stool around in his pocket so the guy probably had issues to go with his PhD).
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/story.jsp?story=516336
That’s great, but is there a question here, or did you intend this to go into your chemical castration thread?
Yes there are many questions which emanate from the few sentences above:
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Was Bromide actually given to WWI troops to reduce sex drive, and if so was it effective?
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If it was effective why did they stop using the stuff? Were there side effects?
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I can tell you from personal experience having gone in the Navy at Nineteen (and having a Finnish girlfriend up until the day I left for boot camp) that my sex drive went from sixty to zero in less than two weeks. Of course it could have been psychological (and probably was), but it was dramatic. Those were the first two weeks since I turned twelve that I didn’t at least “release” myself.
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Was the A&E special about Dr. Kellog correct? If so what scientific data of his day led him to believe that Cornflakes might be effective in reducing sex drive? Why was reducing sex drive such a vogue issue of the day ( I think they believed that you could subliminate the sexual energy into more productive persuits, but am not sure).
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If Nasa is really, actively considering this issue then you can rest assured that the military as also considered interventions.