Sex After Sixty Video Transcript

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Pat, when people come to an internist, older man or older woman or even a couple, should an internist address this? The relationship, the touch, and obviously the sexual activity of that person or couple?

PATRICIA BLOOM, MD: Absolutely. I think it's very important that the doctor ask each and every patient. And, again, we need to not be ageist and make assumptions that you stop asking this question at a certain age. Ask whether the person is sexually active. If so, are there any problems? If they're not sexually active, is that a problem for them?

But I think the aspect of either being sexual or wanting to be sexual, and having a problem, then sometimes opens the door to medical diagnosis of conditions that need to be treated in order to allow that person to be more sexually active. So sexual function is really highly related to other medical conditions, and needs to always be considered when you're treating other medical conditions.

MARK POCHAPIN, MD: That's certainly a nice note to end on. I thank the three of you for being here with us, and of course our audience. We really learned quite a bit about the demystifying of sex in elderly people. And hopefully anybody there who considers themselves someone who may be too old to engage in sex should learn a little bit, and talk to their doctors, and hopefully see that there are things available to help you. It's something that's important, not only from a physical perspective, but also from an emotional perspective as well.

I'm Dr. Mark Pochapin, and thank you for joining us on this webcast.

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