Sexual behavior and sexual dysfunctions after age 40: The global study of sexual attitudes and behaviors

• Published in: Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 64; no. 5; pp. 991 - 997
• Main Authors: Nicolosi, Alfredo, Laumann, Edward O., Glasser, Dale B., Moreira, Edson D., Paik, Anthony, Gingell, Clive
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.11.2004; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Attitude - ethnology; Biological and medical sciences; Demography; Erectile Dysfunction - epidemiology; Erectile Dysfunction - ethnology; Female; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases; Prevalence; Quality of Life; Sex Factors; Sexual Behavior - ethnology; Sexual Behavior - psychology; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - epidemiology; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - ethnology; Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological - psychology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Telephone; Nephrology; Attitude; Sexual dysfunction; Age; Urology; Sexual behavior

To assess the importance of sex and the prevalence of sexual dysfunction among middle-aged and older adults throughout the world. Increasing life expectancy has been accompanied by improvements in the health of the middle-aged and elderly, but little is known about how this has affected their sexual...