Sexual health and intimacy are essential throughout life, and sex plays an. Although we're more likely to experience sexual difficulties as we age, older adults are still capable of maintaining active and satisfying sex lives. In general, sexual activity tended to decline with age, but a significant number of men and women reported engaging in intercourse, oral sex and masturbation even in their eighth and ninth decades Studies suggest that men are almost twice as likely as women to still have sex or masturbate in their later years A british study found close to 60% of men ages 70 to 80 and 31% of men ages 80 to 90 are still sexually active. Concerns about staying sexual as you get older
Read about advanced age and sexual intimacy and how to remain sexually active in older age. A new study of sexually active older women has found that sexual satisfaction in women increases with age and those not engaging in sex are satisfied with their sex lives
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