Posted March 31, Reviewed by Lybi Ma. This problem is more prevalent than many men admit. Fortunately, with a few adjustments, elder sex can feel as fulfilling as everβmaybe even better. If elder men can raise erections, they usually owe them to Viagra, Cialis, or Levitra. However, for many most?
Bottom line: Most men over 65 bid farewell to erections and penis-in-vagina intercourse and opt for other pleasures; mutual genital hand massage, oral sex, and toys. Studies abound showing that later-life sexual function decline can be delayed with a healthy lifestyle: daily exercise, no tobacco, a plant-based diet , sleeping eight hours a night, and no more than two alcoholic drinks a day. Alas, no. As sexual elderhood hit me below the belt, I stamped around the house, cursing Fate.
Get a grip. Eventually, I did. This bears repeating: In an erotic context, with a supportive lover, men with semi-firm or even completely flaccid penises, can still experience great fun between the sheets capped by satisfying orgasms.
In one study Hyde , Australian aging researchers surveyed the health and sexuality of 3, mostly white, independent-living men aged 75 to 95 average age Compared with the whole group, erection problems were considerably more prevalent among men with regular sex partners. This is not surprising. In solo sex, you only have yourself to please. The same was true for both premature ejaculation and difficulty ejaculating.
Men having only solo sex have better ejaculatory control than those who have partner sex. Finally, a good deal of direct-to-consumer advertising pitches older men on testosterone supplementation, and many physicians are happy to prescribe it. Testosterone level had nothing to do with erection, orgasm , or ejaculatory control. As part of the Adelaide Male Aging Study Martin, , a different group of Australian researchers asked men, aged 65 to 80, about their health, libido, and erections.
