Contrary to what is generally believed, sexual desire is not extinguished in women. older adults, it just transforms.
Cuauhtémoc Sánchez Vega, an academic from the National School of Social Work (ENTS) and a specialist in the aging process, pointed out in an article in the UNAM Gazette that the people over 60 continue to find sexual satisfaction either as a couple or alone, through self-stimulation, which does not necessarily have to be masturbation.
The practice of eroticism allows them to enhance their five senses, which gives them the opportunity to experience pleasure in an almost infinite way, and in this way connect with life, according to Sánchez.
“The importance of addressing the issue of sexuality in this last stage of life is because eroticismaffective bonding, their gender identity, the sense of transcendence and spirituality They don’t disappear but they transform because they start to have another meaning”, he explained.
Benefits of having an active sexual life in old age
Experiencing sexuality single or with a partner has a great impact on physical, mental and emotional health Therefore, it is considered an essential element that makes up the integral well-being, indicates the specialist.
As revealed in the article, studies from the universities of Oxford in the United Kingdom; Chicago in the United States and Trinity College in Ireland agree that a fulfilling sex life in old age helps fight insomnia, improve memory, improve physical appearance, reduce the risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease, as well as the risk of breast cancer. prostate.
“These benefits make it possible to eliminate falsehoods regarding the sexuality of older people, such as generalizing that they all stop having sexual desire or that if they have sexual relations it will harm their health,” says Sánchez.
For this reason, the specialist recommends not only beginning to practice sexuality but keep stimulating herbecause “it has no expiration date”.