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Sexual Function During Advancing Age

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Among the interests of aging people is sexual contact. This presupposes an available, willing partner. It does not necessarily involve sexual intercourse, since interpersonal warmth, companionship, and association with the opposite sex suffice for many elderly people, married or not. For women in particular, a history of a satisfactory sex life, generally within the context of marriage, is usually a prerequiste for entering into a total relationship with another man in later life, when she may be widowed or divorced (Finkle 1977).

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  1. Institut für Gerontologie der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg und 2. Medizinische Klinik Klinikum Nürnberg, Flurstraße 17, D-8500, Nürnberg, Germany

    Dieter Platt

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Finkle, A.L. (1983). Sexual Function During Advancing Age. In: Platt, D. (eds) Geriatrics 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68217-9_7

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