title: Problems of aging: sex in the aging.
abstract: For the aged and aging of today, sex is not taboo. With the change in attitudes of younger people toward sex, the elderly are now seeking enrichment of their lives through continued sexual experience. Physicians with knowledge of the physiologic, endocrinologic, and sociologic aspects of sexuality can help to relieve the loneliness and isolation of older people by giving appropriate encouragement and counsel.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D012925:Social Conformity; D013997:Time Factors