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Sexual behavior was evaluated in 81 men aged 60–71 years (34 men aged 60–65 years and 47 men aged 66–71 years). All subjects were married, physically healthy, and with no psychopathology or marital problems. Sexual function was evaluated by a self-report three-point rating scale. Thirty-six percent of the whole study population reported impotence, with no significant difference between the two age groups. About half of the total population reported regular masturbatory activity. A decline in frequency of sexual intercourse and an increase in frequency of masturbation in subjects aged 66–71 years as compared to subjects aged 60–65 indicates that the interest in sexuality continues in elderly men although the form of sexual expression changes from active sexual intercourse to a self-pleasuring/autoerotic form. Evaluation of sexual activity in advanced age is recommended and appropriate therapy in case of sexual dysfunction should be offered to elderly men.
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Weizman, R., Hart, J. Sexual behavior in healthy married elderly men. Arch Sex Behav 16, 39–44 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01541840
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