title: [Libido-related changes in the elderly].
abstract: Sexual desire can be influenced in elderly men by a number of factors such as hormonal abnormalities, socio-cultural conditions, chronic diseases, drugs. Testosterone decrease per se is not sufficient to impair sexual function in the elderly; social and psychological factors are probably of relevance as it can be observed in people living in nursing homes. Diabetes may have a major impact on sexual desire. Drugs usually associated with impairment of libido (psychotropic drugs, anti-hypertensives) are frequently used by elderly people; alcohol is a leading cause of sexual dysfunction, particularly in unfavourable social conditions.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Fisiopatologia Endocrina e del Metabolismo, Ospedale San Vito, Università di Torino.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quadri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fonzo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D007989:Libido / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D012961:Sociology
vernacular_title: Le modificazioni della libido nell'anziano.