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Study of Human Sexuality at Midlife: Viagra

The Baby Boom generation famously came of age in a time when sexual mores were changing radically. And now, according to an AARP study of the sexual attitudes and practices of Americans 45 and older, the Boomers are creating a second sexual revolution in spirit and attitude about sexuality in midlife, and at its core is the assumption that health and age related physical problems should be treated and overcome rather than accepted as part of growing older.

In 1999, AARP commissioned the first nationwide sex study to focus on Americans from midlife to old age - a group largely ignored in previous sex research. The newest AARP study conducted in 2004 surveyed a nationally representative group of 1,682 adults ages 45 and older to measure attitudes and other factors affecting their sexuality and quality of life.

So what's changed between the two studies? The proportion of men who've tried potency-enhancing medicines, hormones, or other treatments has doubled since 1999. Not that surprising, considering the number of prescriptions and other remedies on the market for erectile dysfunction. What is surprising: the increased pleasure the men's use of these treatments is giving their female partners, no matter what their age - a finding that challenges the widely held belief that older women aren't all that welcoming of their partner's newfound ardor.

Sexuality remains an essential element of the lives of US adults ages 45 and older. For more than half of the respondents in this study, sexual activity is a critical part of a good relationship, and a satisfying sexual relationship is an important factor affecting their quality of life. A vast majority of mid-life to older adults shows a positive attitude toward sex. While they agree that too much emphasis is placed on sex in today’s culture, they disagree that sex is only for younger people. To them, sex is enjoyable and many would be quite unhappy if they never had sex again.
Opinions on whether sex is only for married people and whether sexual activity is a duty to one’s spouse/partner are about equally split.

https://www.aarpmagazine.org/lifestyle/relationships/sex_in_america.html

Sexual Health: An Active Sex Life in Later Years

As we grow older, many of us also want to continue an active, satisfying sex life. But the aging process may cause some changes.

Normal aging brings physical changes in both men and women. These changes sometimes affect one’s ability to have and enjoy sex with another person. Some women enjoy sex more as they grow older. After menopause or a hysterectomy, they may no longer fear an unwanted pregnancy. They may feel freer to enjoy sex.

There are several things you can do on your own to keep an active sexual life. Remember that sex does not have to include intercourse. Make your partner a high priority. Pay attention to his or her needs and wants. Take time to understand the changes you both are facing. Try different positions and new times, like having sex in the morning when you both may have more energy. Don’t hurry - you or your partner may need to spend more time touching to become fully aroused. Masturbation is a sexual activity that some older people, especially unmarried, widowed, or divorced people and those whose partners are ill or away, may find satisfying.

https://www.niapublications.org/

On the Health Benefits of Sex

To paraphrase a great old slogan for Guinness beer: Sex isn’t just good, it’s good for you! The evidence is accumulating that the more sex you have, the better off you are.
Some potential benefits of sex are: easing depression and stress, relieving pain, boosting cardio health, countering prostate cancer, healing wounds and fighting aging.

Read More: Not Just Good but Good for You - Studies on the Health Benefits of Sex

Analyse any human emotion, no matter how far it may be removed from the sphere of sex, and you are sure to discover somewhere the primal impulse, to which life owes its perpetuation. ... The primitive stages can always be re-established; the primitive mind is, in the fullest meaning of the word, imperishable. ... Mans most disagreeable habits and idiosyncrasies, his deceit, his cowardice, his lack of reverence, are engendered by his incomplete adjustment to a complicated civilisation. It is the result of the conflict between our instincts and our culture. (Sigmund Freud)

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