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Don’t Let Arthritis Take the Satisfaction Out of Your Senior Sex

Monday, September 14th, 2009

One of the questions that I’m often asked is from couples who want to keep on love’n, but find arthritis is getting in their way. While arthritis is no longer considered an “old person’s disease” is can be a real hinderance to having satisfying senior sex.

Especially if one or both of you have arthritis in your hip, legs, arms, or back.

And, if you are still relying on what we used to call “The Missionary Position” Read More→

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Predictable Changes of Aging Women Experience

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

For women, the changes of aging may seem obvious.

We go through menopause, whether hastened along by a hysterectomy, or the “natural path” of waiting for our hormones to slow down and eventually stop.

While the primary effect is cessation of our child bearing ability, there are lots more subtle, and not so subtle, side effects of no more hormones.

Many men would say, “Finally Read More→

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So What is the Furor All About with FSAD?

Saturday, July 18th, 2009

When I first wrote about FSAD last year, I had a number of comments from readers, saying some version of “finally, a lone voice in the wilderness,” to “you don’t know my wife.”

A recent question from a reader egged me on to revisit the topic, partly because she was sure I was trying to say there is no such thing as FSAD, Female Sexual Affective Disorder.

So, let’s get that cleared up right away. Read More→

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Men’s Predicable Changes of Aging that Interfere with Satisfying Senior Sex

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Lots has been written about the challenges of women as they age, go through menopause, and struggle with feeling loving with fewer hormones.

Not that men don’t have their challenges, especially with the number one most discussed sexual issue of the day, ED or erectile dysfunction.

There is so much misinformation and inaccurate information about ED Read More→

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Satisfying Senior Sex Sometimes Means Making a Different Effort

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

It may be difficult to accept you can’t be the sexual giant, or giantess,  you used to be.

Especially if intercourse can no longer be a part of your lovemaking.
But, at our age, your body gets to run the show, not your wishes or hopes.

And, it’s not enough to have Read More→

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