A Study of Sexuality and Health among Older Adults in the United States

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Authors

Stacy Tessler Lindau · University of Chicago Medical Center

L. Philip Schumm

Edward O. Laumann

Wendy Levinson · University of Toronto

Colm O’Muircheartaigh · University of Chicago

Linda J. Waite

Abstract

Many older adults are sexually active. Women are less likely than men to have a spousal or other intimate relationship and to be sexually active. Sexual problems are frequent among older adults, but these problems are infrequently discussed with physicians.

Topics & Keywords

Sexual function and dysfunction studies Pelvic floor disorders treatments Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Gender equality

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 357, Issue 8, pp. 762-774

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa067423

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