title: Sexuality in aging male.
abstract: A high percentage of men aged 60 or older have satisfactory sexual activity, even if reduced sexual desire, frequency of intercourses and erections, impaired satisfaction with sex and difficulty with orgasm, and decreased semen volume frequently occur. The present report analyses the following issues: erectile dysfunction, fertility, the role of hormones in influencing libido and erection mechanisms, and the therapeutic strategies suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine and Surgery F. Magrassi, A. Lanzara, Seconda Università di Napoli, Naples, Italy. antonio.bellastella@unina2.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bellastella
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Esposito
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Conte
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ruocco
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bellastella
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sinisi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pasquali
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone / Q000097:blood; D007172:Erectile Dysfunction / Q000209:etiology; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008550:Melatonin / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D019529:Sexuality / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology* / Q000523:psychology; D013739:Testosterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013739:Testosterone; D003687:Dehydroepiandrosterone; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone; D008550:Melatonin