Older Women Have High Rate of Undercover STD
As far as STDs go, most of us know the popular kids in the crowd: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Herpes. And HPV? SO in right now. But one less well-known and generally under-screened STD is actually pretty...
View ArticleThe Takeaway: Older Women More Sexually Satisfied Than Middle-Aged; Romney...
In their younger days, boomers oft-accused the older generations of having a bad attitude toward sex. Try telling that now to the 80-year-old women who are more sexually satisfied than their...
View ArticleUndersexed Because of a Complex?
Q: I'm a 58-year-old widow who has been dating a man for nine months. He's a wonderful person, affectionate and caring. He's in extremely good health, has a dynamite body at 60. The problem is I feel...
View ArticleWhy Would My Doctor Ask Me If I Climax During Sex?
Q: My doctor asked me during an annual exam if I climax during intercourse. I thought it was a strange question but I couldn't answer because I haven't had sex in more than 25 years. I don't recall any...
View ArticleThe Takeaway: Sex and the Nursing Home
I'll admit I've not thought much about the sex lives of nursing home residents. But several Australian researchers have, with particular concern for patients with dementia. In a new paper in the...
View ArticleSex: Is it weird when...
Q: What does it mean when a guy goes mentally numb and has an "out-of-body" experience of sorts during sex? In the few times we have had sex, the guy I'm trying to be with has mentioned this happening....
View ArticleNew Drug for Painful Sex in Older Women
It's a common problem among postmenopausal women - painful sexual intercourse due to thinner, drier, more fragile vaginal tissues. To help the roughly 32 million women with this condition, the Food and...
View ArticleWhat Improves Sex? For Boomers, a New Hip or Knee
If your joints hurt when you move, it's no surprise that your sex life suffers as well. But as more boomers get hip- or knee-replacement surgery, they're finding an added benefit: a better love life.
View ArticleHow to Talk Honestly About Sex Over 50
Q: I'm a 68-year-old widower and have decided to start dating again. I use a vacuum pump to achieve an erection since I have erectile dysfunction caused by long-term diabetes. When do I tell a...
View ArticleMaking Sex Enjoyable Again
Q: My husband is 50. For some years he has been unable to have an orgasm during intercourse. He can get and maintain an erection for a reasonable amount of time, however. Neither of us get much...
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