Sex after 60

The Guardian -  There is a stereotype that sex is just a young person’s game. But the numbers don’t back that up.

“That is not what we’ve found in our studies,” says Dr Cynthia Graham, senior scientist at the Kinsey Institute and distinguished professor in gender studies at the University of Indiana.

Numbers vary widely, Graham says, because different studies define sex differently; some define it exclusively as sexual intercourse, while others define it more broadly. According to research by Graham and her team, the percentage of men aged 65 to 75 who are sexually active is anywhere from 40% to 91%. For women, it’s from 25% to 78%.

The numbers also fluctuate based on culture, religion, education, romantic status, health and the country in which one lives. Graham’s research has shown that older adults in Norway have more sex than those in Portugal, for example.

Not only are older adults having sex – they’re having good sex. According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA), “many older couples find greater satisfaction in their sex lives than they did when they were younger”