Sexual activity of older adults: let's talk about it

Abstract

Sexual activity is an important part of health and wellbeing and it correlates with greater enjoyment of life for older adults.1 People do not become asexual with age, although they might modify their sexual activity as a consequence of physiological changes. Given the substantial proportion of the global population over the age of 65 years and the availability of drugs and devices to enhance their sexual function, physicians must be willing and prepared to both initiate discussions with older patients about sexual concerns, and to make sexual health a routine part of general health care for older adults.

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