Sexual activity

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In the elderly, sexual relationship is not just physical intercourse, but a sort of sharing and communication of love with each other. Mutual need for each other is re-emphasized unlike youngesters.

Most elder people want and are able to enjoy an active and satisfying sex life. Regular sexual activity helps maintain sexual ability and continued sexual activity could prove to be therapeutic for older men and women (Dhar, 1999). However, over the time everyone may notice a slowing of response as a part of normal aging process. But sexual activity in the aged is a matter of extreme individual variation. It has been reported, few people aged over 75 were having intercourse fairly frequently once or twice a week but majority had totally left it at a median age of 58.5 years (Pathak, 1978). Caressing and fondling which are part of sexual activities have not been included in this study.

Purpose of present study was to ascertain sexual activities in elderly subjects of cosmopolitan city of Mumbai. Attempts have been made to correlate sexual intercourse with age, diet, disease and discontinuation of sexual activities in both males and females.