
September 28, 2022
30-Second Summary
- Sexual health is as essential for older adults as for any age, and fulfilling sexual desires is not only restricted to a certain age.
- Your overall health has a significant impact on your sexual health as you grow older.
- It’s normal for women and men to experience changes in their sexual health as they grow older due to changes in their bodies.
- Sexual health is crucial in older adults to help them remain happy, healthy, active, and relaxed.
- Senior sexual health may help improve by letting go of the taboos and following the right path to a happy sexual life.
Introduction
Why is it that people often speak about health issues quite openly, but when it comes to senior sexual health, people tend to desexualize when it comes to a certain age? Since sexuality is not only limited to reproductivity, people naturally want intimacy and need their desires to be fulfilled as they grow older. Sex is one of the ways to calm your mind and body. Neglecting sexual health can lead to negative impacts on overall health, especially when some health professionals aren’t able to openly talk about sexual health with older people. In this article, we’ll be discussing all the senior sexual health taboos, along with reality checks and what needs to be done.Your Health (Not Age) Affects Sexuality
Sexuality for males and females does not stop at any specific age. We’re all sexual creatures by nature, and there’s no specific rule that defines that sexuality stops when you reach a particular age. Then how does their sexual health change over time? ‘Health’ is the major factor that impacts sexuality in men and women. As people grow older, they do not focus on their health and ultimately fall for specific health conditions, physically or mentally. Some people start taking medications which seem is a hurdle between their intimacy and desires to enjoy sex. Mental sickness also affects sexuality as adults are normally neglected with proper sexual healthcare and guidance. The menopause-cycle-of-rebirth can give women an impression that their youth is over. Therefore, they feel less excited about sexual life.Why Is Sexual Health Important In Older Adults?
A happy sexual life can leave you out of numerous worries, even if you’re an older adult. You might notice most older adults are cranky. That’s because they have poor sexual health. Sexual health is essential as we grow older. It enhances the relationship with our partners as we get a sense of realization of their existence and emotional attachment towards us. When you have sex, your body releases certain hormones that work to reduce stress so that you feel more relaxed. There are several ways to calm your mind and body, and sex is one of them. You may not realize that regularly having sex may reduce the risks of high cholesterol in the body and improve other medical health conditions like blood pressure. Your sexual life affects your overall health and vice versa. Our bodies change as we grow older; therefore, we need to keep them in a fit and healthy shape to lead a healthy sexual life.What Are The Sexual Changes In Adult Men And Women?
We see our bodies change as we grow older – our features, our body parts, everything changes beautifully. Growth of the body never stops for men and women, whether it’s internal change or external.Sexual Changes In Women
Women face significant sexual changes in their bodies. They start experiencing menopause usually after the age of 50. This period is a bit tough for them when it comes to their sexual health because they experience:- Lack of sexual desires
- Changes in their vagina that make it difficult for them to arouse
- Massive hair loss
- Mood swings
- Mental sickness
- Weight gain