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Changes in sexual function in middle-aged and older men
— longitudinal data from the Massachusetts Male Aging Study | | Author(s) | Andre B Araujo, Beth A Mohr, John B McKinlay |
| Journal title | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 52, no 9, September 2004 |
| Pages | pp 1502-1509 |
| Source | http://www.americangeriatrics.org http://www.blackwellpublishing.com |
| Keywords | Sexual activity ; Older men ; Middle aged ; Ageing process ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Participants in this Massachusetts Male Aging Study (MMAS) were 1,085 men aged 40 to 70 at baseline (born between 1917 and 1947) who were followed over a 9-year period on six sexual function variables. Unadjusted analyses showed significant longitudinal changes over the 9 years in all domains of sexual function except frequency of ejaculation with masturbation, which showed no change between baseline and follow-up. Adjusted for baseline sexual function, within-person change in all outcomes was strongly related to age, with decline in sexual function becoming more pronounced with increasing age. For example, over the study period, sexual intercourse or sexual activity frequency decreased by less than once per month, two times per month and three times per month for men in their 40s, 50s and 60s, respectively. Number of erections per month declined by 3, 9, and 13 in men in their 40s, 50s and 60s respectively. The other measures of sexual function considered in the study were sexual desire, satisfaction with sex, and difficulty with orgasm. While the study does not permit cause of observed age-related decline in sexual function to be identified, significant longitudinal changes are confirmed. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-041130236 A |
| Classmark | BIU: BC: SE: BG: 3J: 7T |
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