HLTHAGE 1BB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sentara Healthcare, Leukemia Inhibitory Factor Receptor, Cd59
9 Mar 2017
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Sexuality is an important aspect of human experience at any age. There are a variety of ways to express intimacy. The need to feel desirable and wanted lasts throughout life and is important for self-esteem. Sexual desire evolves with age and we express it differently at different stages of our lives. 65% women, 79% males (over 70) are still sexually active (although still decreased from when they were 50 yrs). Most older people have an interest in sex throughout life, and given good health and a partner, older people can and do have sexual relations into old age. Women tend to stop having sexual relations earlier than men; men have a longer sexually active life expectancy . Predictors of interest and activity for men: good health; and for women: availability of a partner and health. Older people"s sexual experience is strongly affected by stereotypes (activities and sex lives), misconceptions, jokes about the old age and sexuality.
