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From MayoClinic.com Getting older changes sexual function and desire. Senior sex isn't the same as it was in your 20s — but it can still be satisfying. Contrary to common myths about sexuality and older adults, sex is not just for the young. Many seniors continue to enjoy their sexuality into their 80s and beyond. A healthy sex life is not only fulfilling — but also good for other aspects of your life, including your physical health and self-esteem. Adapting to your changing body can help you maintain a healthy and satisfying sex life. But you may have to make a few changes, such as allowing yourself more time to become aroused and talking more openly with your partner. Senior sex: What changes as men get older? As men age, testosterone levels decline and changes in desire and sexual function are common. They include: Decreased sexual interest A need for more stimulation to achieve and maintain an erection and orgasm Shorter orgasms Less forceful ejaculation and less semen ejaculat...

By Ted Spiker from O, The Oprah Magazine Oprah.com Dressed only in my underwear, I'm eight years old and sitting on the pediatrician's exam table, waiting for my checkup. My mother points to the two mounds of fatty flesh between my chest and belly. She asks the doctor, "Could they be tumors?" "No," he says, "it's just fat." Since that day, my fat has absorbed more darts than the back wall of a bar. At six feet two and 215 pounds, I'm not huge. I just carry my weight where women do—in my hips, butt and thighs. And I hate it. I hate the way clothes fit. I hate that friends say I use the "big-butt defense" in basketball. I'm not the only man who wishes his body looked more like Michael Jordan's and less like a vat of pudding. A recent survey showed that only 18 percent of men are happy enough with their physiques that they wouldn't change them. While women get there first, they don't have a monopoly on stressing over ...

Our expert gives ten simple tips for maximising a woman's sexual pleasure Dr Debby Herbenick I teach sex to university students. The course, Human Sexuality, covers everything from hormones to hairstyles - but my students usually want to skip straight to the final exam: the female orgasm. Women want to have them, men want to deliver them and the gap between the two sexes is never more evident than on the first day of class, when 150 students pile into a lecture hall alive with sexual tension. “I should be able to tell if a woman is faking it, right?” ask the timid guys. “Why does it take me so long to orgasm?” ask the frustrated girls. It’s at this point that the men start looking confused and a little sombre. If women are flummoxed by their orgasms, they’re thinking, what hope do we have? Lots, it turns out. Sure, the female orgasm is among the most fickle of human behaviours. But by the end of a term, most guys and girls have learnt enough to study it in the wild. You can, too, ...

The truth about couples, and how to reignite the flame. By PsychologyToday.com Sex is the purest form of self-expression, the most intimate way two people can give their love to each other—and when it goes wrong, it disrupts the entire relationship. What many couples forget is how deeply sex ripples out to the farthest reaches of their love. Every couple has less sex as time goes on, and that's not always a problem in itself. But if one partner longs for sex and the other doesn't want it, that's the most dire of relationship emergencies and requires immediate and zealous attention. Sex produces physical bonding that's unique, special, and important. In relationships, sex isn't just the icing on the cake. It is the cake. Myth #1: A woman's hormones are the main driver of her desire. Many people assume that if a woman rarely wants sex, it means there's something wrong with her libido—and that she needs medical treatment. "The biggest misconception is that...

When To Call a Doctor Seek care immediately if you use medication to treat an erection problem (erectile dysfunction) and the erection lasts longer than 4 hours. Seek care immediately if you have taken phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors (such as Viagra, Levitra, or Cialis) in the past 24 hours and are having chest pain. Tell your health professional you are taking this medication. Do not use any form of nitroglycerin if you have chest pain and have taken Viagra, Levitra, or Cialis in the past 24 hours. Call a health professional if erection problems occur with: Any type of injury to the back, legs, buttocks, groin, penis, or testicles. A loss of pubic or armpit hair and an enlargement of the breasts. Make an appointment to see a health professional within 1 to 2 weeks if an erection problem occurs more than 25% of the time and the problem: Occurs with a persistent backache. Occurs after you start taking a new medication or ...