U.N. says some of its peacekeepers were paying 13-year-olds for sex

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There are ethical options: Therapy & Social Support

Various therapies have been shown to reduce (often drastically) the instance of re-offense for sex offenders and (in my opinion) there is no reason or evidence to suggest it would be any different for those with difficult/perilous attractions, paedophilic or otherwise who haven't committed a crime.

There are support groups for innocent paedophiles seeking to avoid dangerous or criminal behaviour, some being run by other self-titled "Virtuous Pedophiles" and others by community outreach type groups like "Circles of Support and Accountability" and "B4U-ACT".

"Stop It Now" is a good resource for survivors and reporting crimes in a general sense but also has a page dedicated specifically to helping people find help.

On Reddit there's /r/pedtalk, /r/pedohelp , /r/pedophilia and the generic abuse prevention sub /r/abuseinterrupted.

In addition to such support, actual psychological treatment in the form of behaviour modification (whether through operant conditioning or respondent conditioning including the ethically controversial aversion therapy) has some substantial positive effect. Pharmaceutical Aid

There is also chemical castration which attempts to reduce risk by lessening or eliminating sex drive entirely with varied (though often positive) results.

Additionally, several other prescription medications (such as anti-depressants for example) list reduced or eliminated libido as a side effect (some without the more distressing side effects of standard chemical castration drugs) the use of which could allow someone to seek medication without "outing" themselves under the guise of someone suffering from something like depression, which is so common as to draw little or no attention, and has the side benefit of reducing the depression that often accompanies low libido and the social isolation associated with having a sexual identity that is incompatible with ethical sexual expression.

I'm not certain which work on women but men at least should (very cautiously) research:

Antacids (famotidine, ranitidine) can cause erectile dysfunction.

Anti-anxiety drugs (alprazolam, clonazepam, lorazepam, diazepam) may result in lower libido, delayed ejaculation, and erectile dysfunction.

Antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors [SSRIs], serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor [SNRIs], monoamine oxidase inhibitors [MAOIs], tricyclic antidepressants [TCAs]) can lower libido and cause erectile dysfunction, delayed ejaculation, and sometimes painful ejaculation.

Antifungal drugs (ketoconazole) can lower libido and cause erectile dysfunction.

Antipsychotics (haloperidol, risperidone, fluphenazine, quetiapine, olanzapine, ziprasidone, clozapine) can result in lower libido, erectile dysfunction, and difficulty ejaculating.

Blood pressure medication (beta-blockers, antiarrhythmic drugs, diuretics) can cause low libido, erectile dysfunction, and delayed ejaculation.

Cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins, fibrates) can cause sexual side effects like low libido, and erectile dysfunction since cholesterol is needed to produce testosterone.

Chemotherapy drugs can cause low libido and ejaculatory problems.

Prostate drugs (finasteride, prazosin, tamsulosin) can cause erectile dysfunction. Terazosin may result in priapism. Anti-androgen drugs used to treat prostate cancer can also cause side effects because they are made to lower testosterone.

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