S SEXUAL HEALTH
May 26, 2017
2 minutes
Sexuality is no exception to the march of time; as we age, it too is affected. Dr Careen Rascher, a psychiatrist and sexual medicine expert, shares how age affects the sexual health of both men and women.
“Both genders experience a decrease in sex hormones as they age. In men, testosterone decreases gradually. In women, oestrogen and progesterone decrease rapidly as a result of menopause.”
This change on page 78.) In women it results in changes in the vagina, lower libido and menopausal symptoms. (See on page 102 for more.)
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