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“Men have a significantly higher sex drive than women, on average.”
The best available evidence — including a large-scale 2022 meta-analysis of over 620,000 individuals — consistently finds that men report higher average sex drive than women, with a medium-to-large effect size that remains significant after adjusting for response bias. However, the observed gap is partly driven by behavioral measures like masturbation frequency, and sociocultural factors such as sexual stigma and gendered scripts may suppress women's reported desire. The claim is directionally accurate but omits these important measurement and contextual nuances.
“The oral contraceptive pill universally reduces sexual desire in all women who take it.”
The evidence decisively contradicts this claim. Systematic reviews show approximately 84.6% of oral contraceptive users report no change in sexual desire, and about 12% actually report an increase — only a small minority experience a decrease. While reduced libido is a real, documented side effect for some women, the claim's absolute language — "universally" and "all women" — is unsupported by any credible source. The pill's effects on desire are highly variable and individual.