Background: Aging has a powerful impact on the quality of life in general and probably on sexual functioning. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of aging on various aspects of female sexuality. Patients and Methods: One hundred and fifty women aged 60 years or older were included in this study. They were all married and free from diseases interfering with sexual activity. The tool used was a self-report questionnaire that included 29 items designed by the investigators. The privacy and anonymity of participants were ensured. Results: Coital frequency decreased with aging; 64.3% of women aged 70-74 years reported no coitus compared with 16.7% of women aged 60-64 years. The frequency of spontaneous sexual desire also decreased with aging; 40% of women aged 70-74 years reported that spontaneous sexual desire has become rare or almost never occurs compared with14.7% of women aged 60-64 years. With aging, lubrication became difficult; 60% of women aged 70-74 years find difficulty in lubrication in more than 50% of sexual encounters compared with25% of women aged 65-69 years and 26.7% of women aged 60-64 years. Dyspareunia and anorgasmia were reported by 100% of women aged 70-74 years. Conclusion:All aspects related to sexual activity declined with aging. Dyspareunia and inability to orgasm are the main complaints in older women.
Aging has a powerful impact on the quality of relationship and sexual functioning. One primary cause of decreased sexual desire in postmenopausal women is decreased vaginal lubrication and/or a thinning of the vaginal lining which leads to pain during vaginal intercourse. to evaluate the impact of aging on various aspects of female sexuality. The present study included 150 married women above the age of sixty. The tool of the study was a questionnaire written in English and translated to Arabic. The questionnaire used included 29 items designed by the investigators. the most common age group was 60-64 years (60%) followed by age group 65-69 years (30.7%). Most of them were living in urban areas (53.3%). Regarding educational level, 24% of the studied group were university graduates and the rest of them either finished their secondary school (40%), or can only read and write (36%). The results of this study showed that there is a direct correlation between aging and sexual dysfunction. Coital frequency decreased with aging, 64.3% of women aged 70-74 years reported no coitus compared to 16.7% of women aged 60-64 years. Frequency of spontaneous sexual desire also decreases with aging, 40% of women aged 70-74 years, reported that sexual desire has become rare or almost never occurs compared to 14.7% of women aged 60-64 years.
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