Here’s a shocker: Older women still have sex. No, really. I know, hard to believe, right?
Yep, there’s actual proof from a doctor at the University of Pittsburgh who conducted a study of 2100 women, ranging in age from 28 to 84. It turns out that not only are they continuing to have sex, they’re actually enjoying it!
The researcher, Dr. Holly Thomas, was interviewed by the Washington Post. Among the interesting factors she discovered:
- For younger women, the physical aspects of sex were more important to their satisfaction, while older women gained more satisfaction from emotional aspects like closeness and intimacy.
- A large number of women report little change in their sexuality over their lifetime (what worked then still works now), and some older women are having their best sex ever.
- Staying sexually active and getting sexual satisfaction may lead to feeling better as you age.
If you want more than just the interview, here’s the actual study, enticingly entitled “Correlates of Sexual Activity and Satisfaction in Midlife and Older Women.”