Female Sexuality During and Following Menopause

摘要: The most important finding about sexual expression in aging women is the appalling lack of study and information it. For 30 million people over age 60, approximately 85% whom are who will live to an average 70 years, such omission another index neglect (Strean, 1983). Wharton (1981) published annotated bibliography on sex covering slightly 1100 references, which include public addresses, meeting presentations, book chapters, books, foreign as well English language articles. It fair estimate that only 25% those references research studies — all levels quality sexuality. majority articles men rather than or paired male female populations. My own literature search discovered less 100 studying sexuality women, many were simple restatements other original studies. Nonetheless, mythologized statements older woman’s recur over. best intentioned these a woman has no obligatory loss function with (Brown et al., 1978; Butler Lewis, Diamond Karlen, 1981; Mancini, 1983; Scheingold Wagner, 1974; Simpson McKinney, 1970). However, deestrogenized have definite anatomic physiological changes adversely affect her functioning sexually, there postmen-opausal appear be uncorrected by estrogen replacement (Diamond Marten, Masters Johnson, 1966; 1974). worst myths when she develops dysfunction increasing dysfunctions almost always psychogenic very little interest. As former, absolutely subtle decrements vascular, neurologic, metabolic, endocrine accompanying disease processes aging, global attribution psychological ill health both unfair unwarranted. Certainly, for males (40 over) last 5 years would seem attribute erectile failure, significant dysfunction, organic state. reality probably rests somewhere between sexes. Statements concerning desire blithely disregard prominent factors partnered inactive men, high disproportion numbers available 55, social poverty deprivation “excess” endure. areas interest, arousal, behavior, function, it more result problems de facto cause.