July 9, 2008
Sex After 70 Getting Better
Today's Seniors Report More Satisfying Sex Lives Than Previous Generations, Swedish Study Shows
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(CBS/AP)
They studied four groups of men and women aged 70 and older in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Nurses or doctors interviewed one group of participants in the early 1970s, a second group in the mid-1970s, a third group in the early 1990s, and a fourth group in 2000-2001.
Participants were considered sexually active if they reported having sexual intercourse during the past year.
Men and women in the most recent survey were more likely than those in the earlier surveys to report being sexually active and to say they had a happy relationship and a positive attitude toward sex.
Why the change? That's not clear, though the researchers argue that changing societal attitudes toward sex probably aren't the only reason. Better overall health, more education, and higher incomes may also make a difference, note the researchers, who included Nils Beckman, a graduate student at Sweden's Gothenburg University.
"Most elderly people consider sexual activity and associated feelings a natural part of later life," Beckman and colleagues write in BMJ Online First.
By Miranda Hitti
Reviewed by Louise Chang
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- ED drugs should be limited to those who are as of yet are not eligible to become AARP members. There is a reason Mother Nature slowed your equipment working -- you are NOT young anymore no matter how much you want to believe otherwise. Even if you can achieve some stiffness, you probably can''''t ejaculate. Youll likely end up hanging out in adult bookstores because your wife doesn''''t care that you can get it up after age 60 after having had an ED drug. Consider chemical castration to remove your urges and "old troll" label.
Posted by can069
You sound like you fell from a tree......:) I know plenty of people over 70, 80, and a few over 90 that still have ***. Granted a lot don''t or can''t have ***. But that sure don''t affect the ones that can. - Reply to this comment
- Congrats to all of you who have a healthy *** life in your 60''''s, 70''''s, and even 80''''s. To those who think it is discusting to have *** at those ages, you should probably just go away. You are not living and you are using up valuable oxygen.
Posted by edsbedsb at 10:17 PM
And those of you who have NO sense of humor can do the same. *sticking out my tongue* - Reply to this comment
- Congrats to all of you who have a healthy *** life in your 60''s, 70''s, and even 80''s. To those who think it is discusting to have *** at those ages, you should probably just go away. You are not living and you are using up valuable oxygen.
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- ED drugs should be limited to those who are as of yet are not eligible to become AARP members. There is a reason Mother Nature slowed your equipment working -- you are NOT young anymore no matter how much you want to believe otherwise. Even if you can achieve some stiffness, you probably can''t ejaculate. Youll likely end up hanging out in adult bookstores because your wife doesn''t care that you can get it up after age 60 after having had an ED drug. Consider chemical castration to remove your urges and "old troll" label.
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- Here Edna hold my dentures, and brace yourself
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- I could have gone the rest of my life and not had to know anything in this article.
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- I don''t even want to think about this. La la la la la la la la hmm hmm hmm la la la.
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- I see a lot of online viagra sold for like 1 or 2 bucks a tablet. Are they scams? If so, how much should it cost and what''s the easiest way to get it if you don''t have a family doctor. Not sure I want to develop a dependency on it, but that''s another issue.
Thanks, guys and gals. - Reply to this comment
- oh gross... slow news day again??
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- i think it''s time to discuss the birds and bees w/ my parents...y''know, like a refresher course for them :)
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- Oh Boy! Just 8 more years for me to get to 70!
Right now my love life $ucks :-( - Reply to this comment
- gosh, women my age (51) are looking old...70 would be devastating
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- Posted by sociald63 at 03:05 PM : Jul 09, 2008, "wait - how do you do it in a wheelchair and with or without dentures ???"
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If you can''t use your imagination more than this at your early age you are doomed by 70.
I CAN imagine doing it in a wheelchair with/out dentures. - Reply to this comment
- It ain''t over ''til it''s over.
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- hey sodiald63 verrrry slowly
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- HOO RAY for old folks!!
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- wait - how do you do it in a wheelchair and with or without dentures ???
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- Se*x after 70 is great. Especially when done with a 25-yo woman.
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