The Sexual Response - The Male Response

The Sexual Response in Older Men

There are many people in our society who consider sexual activity a privilege of the young. Indeed, some of them cannot even conceive of older persons as sexual beings. However, neither men nor women have to forego satisfying sexual relationships because of advancing age.

Annual frequency of marital intercourse over the years

Two men, living in different countries, over 35 years carefully recorded the frequency of their marital intercourse. The graphs illustrate their diminishing sexual activity after the age of 50.

A weaker, but still enjoyable response
In older men, the frequency of sexual activity decreases, but the sexual reponse remains essentially the same. Obviously, older people lose some of their former physical strength, and many of their reactions become slower. For example, a man of sixty cannot run as far and as fast as he could in his twenties. This does not mean, however, that he cannot run at all. Indeed, if he has been practicing regularly he may very well be able to jog along better than certain younger men who lack such practice. The same is true for sexual activity. Men who have been sexually active all their lives can expect to continue sexual intercourse well into old age. Still, certain minor changes have to be expected.