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Sexuality and Older Adults

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 People over the age of 65 are the fastest growing segment in the United States. Older Adults often face obstacles with their sexuality as they age. Researchers have shown that sexual daydreaming, sex drive, and sexual activity tend to decline with age, whereas negative sexual attitudes tend to increase. http://www.capitalhealth.ca/Health+Services/Health+Topics/Health+and+Wellness/Sexual+Health/Sex+and+Older+Adults.htm

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Typical Changes in Men and Women as they age...

Female: reduced muscle tension, reduced vaginal lubrication, reduced elasticity of the vaginal walls, smaller increases in breast size during sexual arousal, reduced intensity of muscle spasms at orgasm.

Male: longer time to erection and orgasm, need for more direct stimulation for erection and orgasm, less semen, emitted during ejaculation, erections may be less firm, testicles may not elevate as high into the scrotum, less intense orgasmic contractions, lessened feeling of a need to ejaculate during sex, and longer refractory period.