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Sexuopharmaceuticals. Yes, we had to sound it out too. But behind the tongue-twister is a study that confirms what many couples already know: vaginal dryness + erectile dysfunction = not exactly a recipe for romance. But is that pill really the answer? We unpack the not-so-sexy science that says that sexuopharmaceuticals like Viagra are putting some men out of sync with their female partners.

And, C-sections are on the rise—and Amelia, Jessie and Mia have thoughts. Is it a medical trend, a feminist power move, or just the new default setting for birth?

Plus, gossip alert: Jennifer Aniston’s rumoured new boyfriend has people talking, Bec Judd’s spilling the tea on her cosmetic tweaks, and Mia throws a surprise question at Jessie and Amelia that stops them in their tracks.

And finally, are we witnessing the slow death of university? Parents are being told to stop pushing uni on their kids but what does that mean for jobs, knowledge, expertise? We discuss.

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• Preparing for a C-section? These are the 5 things you'll want to plan for.
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• 'I gave birth via emergency c-section. A comment from my mother-in-law afterwards infuriated me.'
• 'I made over $800,000 last year. I still refuse to pay my daughter's university education.'
• ‘I’d been a cleaner, I’d driven trucks. At 43, I enrolled in university for the first time.'
• Viagra for women is a thing and nobody's talking about it.
• For a brief moment, the internet was convinced Barack Obama and Jennifer Aniston were having an affair.
• BEC JUDD: 'I posted about my neck. I woke up to my face plastered on a US magazine.'

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