On the contrary, many men find that sex gets better with age. With young couples, the speed with which a man becomes aroused can make timing a bit difficult. But after age 50, many couples find that their sexual urges and pace become better harmonized as erections become a bit slower and less insistent. People say that age is just a number, and to a great extent that is true.
Remember: It’s not how old you are, but how you are old.
If you’re healthy physically and mentally, you’re more likely to enjoy an active and satisfying sex life than if you suffer from physical or mental disease. The good news is that most medical problems that exacerbate erectile dysfunction can be successfully treated medically.
Erectile dysfunction is more likely with age, and if you’re in the 50 to 64 age group, you should know that about one-third of your peers experience erectile dysfunction. Though common, it’s far from inevitable, and you have significant control over the health of your erections. Your doctor isn’t just trying to make you feel guilty by telling you to ditch the cigarettes, eat more fiber, and get out there and exercise more. All these steps affect your health overall, and more specifically, they affect the circulatory system which, after all, supplies your sex organs as well as your heart and brain.
Erectile dysfunction may become more common with increasing age, but there’s no reason to accept it as inevitable. Doctors know far more about the condition, its causes, and treatments now than ever before in history.