Don't retire from community health...
Saturday May 10, 2008
A retirement community in Arizona has been learning about safer sex. Yes, it's true, people have sex well into their golden years, and they enjoy it to.. Unfortunately, most older adults don't realize that they're at risk of STDs and that 15 percent of all new HIV diagnoses worldwide are in adults over 50. Doctors don't realize it either, and many of them are reluctant to discuss sexual issues with their older clients. I say, "Get over it!" If you're uncomfortable thinking about older adults having sex, just think how uncomfortable you'd be when you're older if you weren't having any...
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I have never understood why the notion that people will magically lose their sexual appetite as they age is so widespread and fail to understand why the idea of ‘old’ people having sex seems to bother so many.
When safe sex brochures have pictures in them, they’re usually of young people. Perhaps it’s time to start including models of various age groups. This may help people understand that anyone who’s sexually active can contract an STD and that practicing safe(r) sex is always a sensible thing to do, regardless of your age.