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Older women's sexuality
Author(s) -
Yee Lesley A,
Sundquist Kendra J
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05393.x
Subject(s) - human sexuality , affect (linguistics) , psychosocial , sexual function , ageing , sexual dysfunction , endocrine system , psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , medicine , gerontology , hormone , psychiatry , gender studies , sociology , psychoanalysis , endocrinology , communication
In consultations with older women, doctors should ask about sexual problems. A holistic approach is needed to examine the many different factors that can affect sexuality. Hormonal changes associated with ageing have an impact on women's sexuality. Doctors need to have a clear idea of the place of hormonal treatment for different sexual problems. Physical changes associated with ageing, including illness and disability, may interfere with sexual expression. Diseases of the endocrine, vascular and nervous systems will most commonly affect sexual function. A broad range of psychosocial factors associated with ageing may influence sexuality.