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Baby Boomer men seem more prepared than women to deal with the effects that aging has on sex.
According to the recent "Sex, Menopause & Relationship" survey, sponsored by Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 65 percent of women who experienced menopause-induced sexual symptoms reported they did not anticipate that they would experience these types of symptoms. This compares to 51 percent for men.
The survey indicates that it's the men who expect to have sexual problems, such as erectile dysfunction, as they age because they are exposed to so much media about Viagra and other ED products. There is not an equal amount of information so readily available to women about menopause.
"The survey reveals a knowledge gap about the challenges women and men experience as they age," David B. Schwartz, M.D. practicing Obstetrics & Gynecology at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati, OH, said in a Medical News Today article about the survey.
And while we're on the subject of Baby Boomers and sex, here's one to ponder: Future accommodations in nursing homes for old Boomers who want to get it on.
Kansas State University researchers are talking to nursing homes now about what it will be like when Baby Boomers age and take their beliefs about sexual freedom and civil rights into the nation's nursing homes.
"Nursing homes are the second most regulated industry in the country, behind nuclear power plants. But none of those regulations address sexuality. So, consequently, no one knows how to handle it," Gayle Doll, director of the university's Center on Aging, said in a story on the San Francisco Chronicle web site.
The Kansas State researchers say federal guidelines should be developed to help nursing homes deal with sexuality in a positive way.
A new book equates Baby Boomer sex with weight and mood.
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