title: [Female sexuality in middle and advanced adulthood].
abstract: A study of female sexuality based on 91 interviews with women aged 50 to 91 years (birth-cohorts: 1895 to 1936) is presented. 53% of the interview-partners in this study are sexually active (intercourse: 34%; masturbation: 30%; lesbian sexuality: 1%). 65% report sexual interest. During the past year 58% of the women experienced sexual dreams, 43% sexual fantasies. 26% of the interview-partners had never experienced orgasm. Several age- and cohort-differences are reported. Quotations illustrate the variability of female sexual experiences.
authors.affiliation: Universität München.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: von Sydow
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over / Q000523:psychology; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido; D008418:Masturbation / Q000523:psychology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009948:Orgasm; D012725:Sexual Behavior
vernacular_title: Eine Untersuchung zur weiblichen Sexualität im mittleren und höheren Erwachsenenalter.