Michael W. Wiederman, Tamara Proyor and C.Don Morgan, conducted a study comparing the sexual experiences of women with bulimia versus women with anorexia . In the past, control groups have used bulimics and anorexics (Wiederman et al., 1996a). It has been reported that bulimic women have greater sexual activity and experience than anorexic women and are more likely to engage in sexual intercourse (Wiederman et al., 1996a). Furthermore, reports indicated that "anorexia nervosa was often precipitated by menarche and the beginning of breast development, and that the anorexic individual often had difficulty negotiating heterosexual relationships, eventually withdrawing or reject the inevitability of becoming a sexually mature woman” (Wiederman et al., 1996a). Because women were not menstruating properly and not developing properly (breast formation), it became more difficult for them to reach sexual maturity, which then led to difficulties in developing sexual relationships. Women with anorexia have also reported having negative attitudes toward sex, questioning their sexuality, being afraid of sex itself, and, above all, having lower sexual satisfaction (Wiederman et al. , 1996a). The study included "450 female patients who were evaluated at their Eating Disorders Clinic and subsequently diagnosed with either anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa." The patients were aged 11 to 56 years, with a mean age of 23.16 years for anorexics and 24.58 years for bulimics. All but 12% of the patients were white” (Wiederman et al., 1996a). Participants were asked to complete a diagnostic survey on eating disorders. Some of the questions asked were whether they had ever had sexual intercourse......middle of document......er individual differences in functional links between eating disorders and sexuality" (1996b ). John F. Morgan, MRCPsych, J. Hubert Lacey, MD, and Fiona Reid, MSc, conducted research on anorexia nervosa: changes in sexuality during weight restoration. They took a different approach by experimenting with women who were receiving treatment for their anorexia. Eleven women who had been admitted to the eating disorders unit at St. George's Hospital for inpatient treatment of anorexia were selected to participate in the study. The ages of these women ranged between 18 and 34 years, due to “the difference in libido between age cohorts” (JF Morgan et al., 1999). It has been reported in the past that it is common for women to experience a loss of sexual interest and pleasure after losing a significant amount of weight. (JF Morgan et al.., 1999).