Post Date December, 03 2023
What are the characteristics of sexual dysfunction in elderly men? As people's sexual function and organs gradually decline as they age, older men are more likely to develop sexual dysfunction. Let's take a look at several characteristics of sexual dysfunction in older men.
Psychological factors, biomedical variations, and social and cultural backgrounds are closely related to each other, all of which have an important impact on the sexual function of the elderly. It is necessary to distinguish age-related physiological and psychological changes in the elderly from other pathological changes, and to understand both normal and pathological changes in the sense of social norms and expectations.
Understanding sexual adaptability and changes related to the aging process will help doctors relieve many of these patients' unnecessary worries and dysfunction.
Physiological changes in elderly men
Older men will undergo many physiological changes during their aging process. As long as appropriate re education is given to eliminate their concerns, and if necessary, some medical measures are taken, it is not necessary for them to reduce their level of sexual pleasure or satisfaction in sexual practice.
The degree and speed of penis erection in elderly men are not as good as in young men. Men aged 18 can achieve a full erection within 3-5 seconds after receiving sexual stimulation, while those aged 75 can take 5 minutes or more. Measuring the angle between the penis and the abdominal wall after an erection can reveal that the degree of erection in the elderly is not as sufficient as in youth, and the testicles cannot be fully elevated to the perineum. Finally, the erection quickly subsides after orgasm, and the next erection may take several days to achieve. That is, the refractory period after orgasm is significantly prolonged.
In elderly men, semen volume decreases, and sometimes it does not ejaculate at all, but rather spills out, or retrograde ejaculates into the bladder. These changes weaken or disappear some of the pleasure associated with sexual activity in older men.
Relieving older men's mental concerns about erectile and ejaculatory changes is beneficial to their physical and mental health. It is important for them to understand that these changes in sexual function are normal, and there is no reason to succumb to operational anxiety or stop sexual activity. Older couples must understand that the decline in erectile capacity requires different sexual techniques to compensate for each other's orgasm. Once orgasm is achieved, men will have a period of uncertain time before they can have sexual relations again.
Psychosocial factors
Many psychosocial factors may affect sexual activity in older men, such as past sexual history, attitudes towards changes in sexual behavior, responses to physiological changes, responses to iatrogenic changes caused by diseases, operational anxiety, and responses to attitudes towards the surrounding environment. It is already clear that attitudes towards early sexual activity have a decisive impact on sexual activity in the elderly to a large extent. It is also understood that elderly people who do not have a heterosexual partner due to their environmental background occasionally change their sexual practices. Lack of opportunity often leads to unwilling abstinence.
Some psychological factors in sexual behavior in the elderly are responses to physiological changes. They often regard failure to achieve a full erection as a sign of impotence; Sexual difficulties become more prominent when pathological changes or diseases are involved in this normal change.
It should also be mentioned that some adaptability issues arise from sociological perspectives on sexual issues. Until now, people still associate sex and reproduction closely. When considering that sexual activity in the elderly no longer leads to pregnancy, Masters and Johnson found that many elderly people regard sexual activity in the elderly as "inappropriate.".
Another important factor contributing to reduced sexual expression in older adults is gender differences. According to American statistics, two-thirds of the elderly are women. Older widows or single women have the problem of adapting their sexual practices to changing environmental situations, often abandoning sexual demands and entering asexual later life. In contrast, older men are more likely to find sexual partners, and therefore encounter more problems in this regard.
After understanding the characteristics of sexual dysfunction in older men, it is important for older men to pay more attention to male health issues in daily life and do a good job in sexual health care, so that even an older man can enjoy the happiness and happiness brought about by sexual life.
