14 DAY TRIAL // Recent studies show that men in their 50s have more satisfying sex lives than the ones in their 30s or 40s, suggesting that men's sex lives do not necessarily get affected from aging.
Experts conducted the study on Norwegian men from 20 to 79 years of age, taking into consideration facts as drive, erection and ejaculation. The men who took part in the study by filling out some questionnaires were asked to rate various aspects of their sexual life with grades from one to four.
Results showed that, although there is a strong link between a man's age and his decreasing sex drive, there was no strong relationship between age and overall sexual satisfaction. After 59 years of age, as men grow older, overall sexual satisfaction drastically decreases.
The average sexual drive is 2.19 from a total of 4; men in their 50s had a score of 2.77, being surpassed only by those in their 20s, who had a score of 2.79. Other findings of the current study showed that 87% of the men studied are married or in a constant sexual relationship, 57% being sexually active within the past month; 25% are taking drugs against high blood pressure, 5% against diabetes, 6% to treat their anxieties and depression and 5% for erectile dysfunctions.
Professor Sophie Fossa, doctor at the Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet Trust in Oslo, said "The survey was carried out using a questionnaire first developed and tested in American in 1995; the results showed a very strong correlation between men getting older and reduced sexual functioning, but not between age and sexual satisfaction. Our results show that although men experience more problems and less sexual function as they get older, it doesn't necessarily follow that they are less satisfied with their sex lives as a result."