Post Date December, 03 2023
In many people's eyes, life is a matter for young people, while the elderly seem to have nothing to do with it. This is also a common misconception among the public about the human life of the elderly.
Can elderly people still have sex?
In fact, elderly people can have normal sexual activity, and proper sexual activity can improve their health. According to Professor Qiu Yongchao from the First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, maintaining an active and active sexual life for the elderly is beneficial for their physical and mental health and helps them live longer.
Professor Qiu Yongchao analyzed that men over the age of 60 have endocrine and cardiovascular functions that are sufficient to maintain normal sexual activity. Of course, as people age, there are some changes in their sexual activity compared to when they are young, mainly due to the longer duration of sexual arousal and reaching orgasm. At the same time, the power of ejaculation in the elderly also decreases, with less or no ejaculation.
For these changes, elderly people should have a healthy mood to face. This is not a sign of physical decline, but rather to avoid intense sexual activity. Instead, prolonged caressing and sexual intercourse allow both men and women to pay attention to each other's emotions, gain sexual pleasure from each other, and promote physical and mental health.
What is the reason why erections are not long-lasting during sexual intercourse in elderly people?
Isn't it impotence that elderly people have poor physical condition and do not have sustained erections during sexual intercourse? As is well known, erectile dysfunction refers to the erectile dysfunction that occurs during sexual intercourse. The penis has insufficient erection hardness, making it difficult to enter the vagina or complete sexual intercourse smoothly. It can be called erectile dysfunction. According to the survey, the incidence rate of impotence has accounted for about 50% of adult men.
Of course, there is also varying degrees of decline in erectile function in the elderly male population, mainly manifested in the following aspects:
1. Prolonged time of penile response
Within 5 seconds of receiving sexual stimulation, young people will experience a corresponding response in their penis, which can lead to a complete erection, while older people will require longer time in this regard.
2. Poor erection hardness
Even if the penis can be successfully erected in the elderly, the hardness of the erection is far lower than that of young people, which is a normal physiological phenomenon.
3. Short duration
Young people can complete sexual intercourse by repeatedly erecting their penis, while older people are different. Once they relax, it is difficult for them to have an erection again, which is also a physiological characteristic of older people and cannot be called "impotence".
Experts remind that elderly people do not need to pay attention to the duration of sexual intercourse and should complete it according to their actual situation. For those who cannot have an erection or are unable to lift due to certain reasons, they can take appropriate erectile medication or equipment under the guidance of a doctor to complete sexual activity.
