Sexual intimacy allows you to maintain psychological comfort in a couple, and also acts as a preventive measure for certain diseases in men, such as prostatitis, Georgy Mskhalaya, a preventive medicine specialist, endocrinologist and andrologist at the European Medical Center (EMC), told Gazeta.ru.
Also, during sex, “happiness hormones” are produced – serotonin and oxytocin. They have a positive effect on the psychological state at any age. So sex can help to some extent in the fight against depression,” she said.
According to Mskhalay, there is no age limit, after which it is worth giving up sexual intimacy. Sex makes both men and women healthier and happier.
“People in their 50s, 60s or 70s are no different than people in their twenties or thirties. Of course, libido declines with age, but the right hormone therapy can help you maintain a good level of sexual function and not deprive yourself of the pleasure of sexual intimacy with a partner. In addition, drug therapy prescribed for men reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, fractures and prevents decreased bone density (osteoporosis).
For more information on what age men and women start to experience age-related sexual problems, how to delay their onset, whether to seek alternative medicine, and when it is dangerous to have sex later in life, see report “socialbites.ca”.