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An OB-GYN's 3 Strategies for Making Sex Better After Menopause. Menopause can change a woman in many ways.

An OB-GYN's 3 Strategies for Making Sex Better After Menopause

Sex is one we shouldn’t ignore. What does it mean to reach that often described “mysterious” time frame of menopause? As a woman and a gynecologist, I’ve come to embrace this stage in life. I like to explain menopause not as a disease but rather as a transformative time in a woman’s life — one that can be quite amazing. It’s just like the saying: “Age is an issue of mind over matter. The Effects of Subjective Age and Aging Attitudes on Mid- to Late-Life Sexuality: The Journal of Sex Research: Vol 55, No 2. Aging. Children born today in the United States can expect to live nearly 78 years.

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That life expectancy is a great leap forward from 1900, when the average newborn couldn’t expect to reach age 50. Similar increases have been seen in in developed nations all around the world. In the 20th century, life expectancy increased more than it had in any century since the beginning of human civilization. And the longer you live, the longer you can expect to live. Male Menopause: Overview, Symptoms, and Treatment. Male menopause” is the more common term for andropause.

Male Menopause: Overview, Symptoms, and Treatment

It describes age-related changes in male hormone levels. The same group of symptoms is also known as testosterone deficiency, androgen deficiency, and late-onset hypogonadism. Male menopause involves a drop in testosterone production in men who are age 50 or older. It’s often affiliated with hypogonadism. Erectile Dysfunction and Your Age: Is It Inevitable? Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get or keep an erection firm enough to have sexual intercourse.

Erectile Dysfunction and Your Age: Is It Inevitable?

Some people may assume ED increases with age. The fact is that the inability to maintain an erection isn’t always age-related. Aging doesn’t necessarily mean you’re destined to develop ED indefinitely. Senior sex: Tips for older men. Senior sex: Tips for older men What you can do to maintain a healthy and enjoyable sex life as you grow older.

Senior sex: Tips for older men

By Mayo Clinic Staff As you age, sex isn't the same as it was in your 20s — but it can still be satisfying. Erectile Dysfunction Treatment and Causes. The UW Health Men’s Health program offers comprehensive and compassionate expertise for a wide array of men’s urological needs, including erectile dysfunction, hypogonadism (low testosterone) and urinary problems.

Erectile Dysfunction Treatment and Causes

Dr. Dan Williams on Erectile Dysfunction Definition of Erectile Dysfunction Erectile dysfunction can encompass several different conditions of reproductive health and sexual dysfunction. Erection Changes After 50: The Facts. Based on junk email and ads for erection drugs, you'd think that every man over 50 has erectile dysfunction (ED).

Erection Changes After 50: The Facts

No way. But the news media have done a poor job of elucidating what happens to the erections of older men. Here's what men—and the women who love them—need to know: ED means no erections from masturbation. Older Men Sex Problem, Decline in Orgasm, Ejaculation - Men Sex Advice... Don't worry.

Older Men Sex Problem, Decline in Orgasm, Ejaculation - Men Sex Advice...

You're not alone. Plenty of guys 50 and older experience difficulty with orgasm and ejaculation, says Dr. Sex and Aging: Changes, Risks, and More. Changes in sexual desire and behavior throughout your life cycle are normal.

Sex and Aging: Changes, Risks, and More

This is especially true as you enter your later years. Some people buy into the stereotype that older people don’t have sex. But in fact, many people remain sexually active throughout their lives.