Levitra and sex for seniors
When we're young, there's something really off-putting about old people. We see their failing bodies and are reminded that, one day, we will look and move like them. It makes us aware of our own mortality at a time when we prefer only to think about today. We look away, trying to avoid the truth they represent. Then we get even more distressing news. It seems our grandparents are still active sexual partners. If death has left one or two as singles, they are out there looking for partners. How can this be? They are old and fat and wrinkled in all the wrong places. How can there be desire? How can they find each other attractive? It's not something we even want to try and understand. We leave it at the level of personal disgust and think about something else.
Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your point of view, some researchers have been breaking down the bedroom doors of the elderly to find out exactly what they are doing. There's a new Australian study which interviewed 3,275 men in the range of 75 to 95 years, a significant number also providing samples to measure their hormone levels. More than 1,000 of these men were sexually active although, as they advanced through their 80s into their 90s, the frequency of sex declined. Slightly more than half wished they could have more sex. Sadly, the opportunities did not present themselves too often. Worse, their physical mobility was often limited and, with some of the drugs they were required to take, their libido was reduced. This is a real lesson to doctors. If these figures are equally true of American seniors, more attention should be paid to their sexual needs in selecting the drugs to prescribe and their dosage. There's also no evidence from this or any other studies to suggest that testosterone therapy is of any use. There's no real problem in the desire to have sex. It's more the shortage of available partners.
The more general conclusions from this research suggest that men should remain more generally active. It's important to work out. Perhaps not in the gym, but by vigorous walking or working in the yard, digging and mowing the lawn. Diet is also important. Keeping to a good weight and avoiding unhealthy food reduces the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes and other diseases that might affect sexual performance. With more women living into old age than men, it's important for the surviving men to be up to the challenge of keeping the women satisfied. The American Geriatrics Society quietly promotes the use of Levitra by as many elderly men as possible. There are, of course, limitations imposed by other health problems and the medications that they may be taking. The drugs containing nitrates used to control heart disease or which may affect blood pressure create real problems. Nevertheless, with appropriate care in juggling times and dosages, there's no reason why low doses of Levitra cannot be taken to encourage successful sexual activity. When something so basic is made possible, it reaffirms self-confidence and the positive mood helps extend life.