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Libido in aging men.
Men want to, but can they?
Researchers writing in the medical journal Urology
examined questionnaires returned by over 15,000 aging men and found that
moderate or severe sexual symptoms occurred in 20% of men 40 to 44 years
and that significant symptoms increased with age up to 67% in the men 65
to 69 years.
Mäkinen JI, Perheentupa A, Raitakari OT,
et al. Sexual symptoms in aging men indicate poor life satisfaction and
increased health service consumption Urology. 2007 Dec;70(6):1194-9.
Other researchers writing in The
Journal of Sexual Medicine examined sexual function in older
adults and noted that 41% of the men were sexually active with an
average age of 81 +/- 6 years. The men who were not sexual active
reported ED as the main reason why. They concluded desire for sexual
activity remained high among men, despite substantial problems with ED.
Smith LJ, Mulhall JP, Deveci S,
Monaghan N, Reid MC. Sex after seventy: a pilot study of sexual function
in older persons. J Sex Med. 2007 Sep;4(5):1247-53.
It is important to understand that
dysfunction is not an inevitable aspect of getting older. In fact, it’s
more of a side effect of lifestyle than aging.
I always advise men, even those who have great sex drives, to take a
more proactive approach to their sexual health.
You may be asking yourself, “If it works, why fix it,” right? There is a
remarkable connection between health and sexual performance and the
sooner you take an active approach to your health the better off your
sex life will be in the future.
My initial advice to a man wanting to preserve or restore his sexual
function is, instead of drugs, tie on your running shoes and change your
nutrition. The old adage, “You are what you eat” rings true for sexual
health and performance. Nutrition and exercise control the entire
physiology of your body, and what you eat and do reflects in your
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Aging Men, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome,
Decrease in Total Serum Testosterone Levels
Researchers writing in the Journal of Urology say that their
study "...demonstrated that aging men with obesity and the metabolic
syndrome have a significant decrease in total serum testosterone levels
compared to aging, metabolically healthy men."
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Is
Erectile Dysfunction A Marker For Diabetes?
Researchers writing in the Journal of Urology say that male dysfunction
was "an observable marker of
diabetes mellitus, strongly so for men 45 years old or younger and
likely for men 46 to 65 years old, but it is not a marker for men older
than 66 years." Read more |
