Aging Equals Loss of Interest
- By Tracy Ames
- Published May 11, 2011
Tracy Ames
Mrs. Ames is an international bestselling author of interracial erotic fiction and a former columnist for several newsletters and magazines.
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, Tracy currently split time between Greenwich CT & New York City with her husband, children and a host of pets.
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There’s a common misconception that as women age, they lose interest in sex due to their own physical problems. A new
University of California-San Francisco study shows that is not the case for most women.
The study also showed significant differences in the frequency of sexual activity, as well as sexual desire and satisfaction, among racial groups of middle-aged and elderly women. In the study of nearly 2,000 women, aged 45 to 80 years old, 43 percent reported at least moderate sexual desire, and 60 percent had been sexually active in the previous three months.
Half of all sexually active participants described their overall sexual satisfaction as moderate to high. More than one quarter of women aged 65 years or older remained moderately or highly interested in sex, and more than one third of women in this age group had been sexually active in the past three months.
Among sexually inactive women in the entire group, the most common reason was lack of interest in sex (39 percent), followed by lack of a partner (36 percent), physical problem of partner (23 percent) and lack of interest by partner (11 percent).
Only nine percent were sexually inactive from personal physical problems.
Sexual activity was defined as any activity that was arousing, including masturbation.
“Our findings indicate that a substantial portion of women are interested and engaged in sexual activity as they age,” said lead author Alison Huang, MD, assistant professor in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
“Clinicians should consider a woman’s overall health when addressing concerns about sexual inactivity. However, treatment directed solely at improving women’s sexual functioning, such as medications, may not substantially affect their activity if partner issues also are not addressed.”
The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse and older, as the first wave of baby boomers is turning 65 years old. Researchers evaluated multiple dimensions of sexual functioning among a racially and ethnically diverse group of middle-aged and older women who self–identified demographic characteristics, medical history, medication use and health habits. More than half the women in the overall study were of non-white ethnicity — 20 percent were African-American, 18 percent were Latina, and 19 percent were Asian – and over two-thirds of participants were married or living as married.
African-American women were more likely than white women to report at least moderate desire but less likely to report weekly sexual activity, and sexually active Latinas were more likely than white women to report at least moderate sexual satisfaction.
“To date, research has focused rather narrowly on the physical factors that contribute to women’s sexual response, and very little analysis has explored sexual function among racially and ethnically diverse women.”
“Further work is needed to understand the differences in self-reported sexual functioning by race, and how they change as women age. Ultimately, this information should help guide clinicians in discussing sexual problems with women of diverse backgrounds,” said Huang.
The study appeared in the June 24 online version of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Source: University of California – San Francisco
I thought you'd be interested in reading this article. It's very telling. Enjoy!
There’s a common misconception that as women age, they lose interest in sex due to their own physical problems. A new
University of California-San Francisco study shows that is not the case for most women.
The study also showed significant differences in the frequency of sexual activity, as well as sexual desire and satisfaction, among racial groups of middle-aged and elderly women. In the study of nearly 2,000 women, aged 45 to 80 years old, 43 percent reported at least moderate sexual desire, and 60 percent had been sexually active in the previous three months.
Half of all sexually active participants described their overall sexual satisfaction as moderate to high. More than one quarter of women aged 65 years or older remained moderately or highly interested in sex, and more than one third of women in this age group had been sexually active in the past three months.
Among sexually inactive women in the entire group, the most common reason was lack of interest in sex (39 percent), followed by lack of a partner (36 percent), physical problem of partner (23 percent) and lack of interest by partner (11 percent).
Only nine percent were sexually inactive from personal physical problems.Sexual activity was defined as any activity that was arousing, including masturbation.
“Our findings indicate that a substantial portion of women are interested and engaged in sexual activity as they age,” said lead author Alison Huang, MD, assistant professor in internal medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.
“Clinicians should consider a woman’s overall health when addressing concerns about sexual inactivity. However, treatment directed solely at improving women’s sexual functioning, such as medications, may not substantially affect their activity if partner issues also are not addressed.”
The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse and older, as the first wave of baby boomers is turning 65 years old. Researchers evaluated multiple dimensions of sexual functioning among a racially and ethnically diverse group of middle-aged and older women who self–identified demographic characteristics, medical history, medication use and health habits. More than half the women in the overall study were of non-white ethnicity — 20 percent were African-American, 18 percent were Latina, and 19 percent were Asian – and over two-thirds of participants were married or living as married.
African-American women were more likely than white women to report at least moderate desire but less likely to report weekly sexual activity, and sexually active Latinas were more likely than white women to report at least moderate sexual satisfaction.
“To date, research has focused rather narrowly on the physical factors that contribute to women’s sexual response, and very little analysis has explored sexual function among racially and ethnically diverse women.”
“Further work is needed to understand the differences in self-reported sexual functioning by race, and how they change as women age. Ultimately, this information should help guide clinicians in discussing sexual problems with women of diverse backgrounds,” said Huang.
The study appeared in the June 24 online version of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
Source: University of California – San Francisco
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said this on 11 May 2011 9:53:34 AM CDT
*It's a damn shame the 80yr old grannies/great-grannies are getting more action than moi ;-)* That being said, this isn't much of a surprise, after all we are sexual being. I think it's the youger generation who would rather think that grandparents should be knitting and rocking in the rocking chairs, allowing life to pass them by
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said this on 14 May 2011 7:41:48 PM CDT
Just visited a cousin that is a few years shy of 100. She had me literally ROTFLMAO. Several times she mentioned sex and said she told one of the worker's wives where she lives, if she was 50 years younger she would give her a run for her money. I came away from the visit thinking 1) if I live that long I hope I am in my right mind like her and can confidently talk about my plans for my 100 year bday and 2)she might be a little horny.
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