Older people love sex
Today a number of older people that are satisfied with their sex lives is increasing.
Scientists have not enough knowledge about sexual activity of older people, because much of the studies are related to young people.
The Swedish researcher Nils Beckman and his colleagues from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden made concerning the attitudes to sex in later life. In this study took part 4 groups of representative population at the age of 70 interviewed in 1971, 1976, 1992 and 2000. Over these 3 decades, more than 1,500 older couples told to the researchers about details of their sex lives.
Beckman and colleagues noted that in 30 years, there was an increase in the number of 70 year olds that reported their sexual lives. 1971- 2000:
- Married men increased from 52% to 98%
- Married women increased from 38% to 56%
- Unmarried men increased from 30% to 54%
- Unmarried women increased from 0.8% to 12%
There was a general decrease in the number of sexually non-satisfied men and increase in the number of sexually satisfied women, because most of them have an orgasm during sex. The possible cause of it can be the modern phenomenon of male's accepting responsibility for sexual failure.
The scientists found out when sexual contacts between men and women stops, both sexes blame men.
They cleared that their study shows that most elderly people consider sexual activity and associated feelings a natural part of later life. Older people are less likely to approach their doctors with their sexual problems, although research shows that most people want that their doctors to approach them.
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