Among many older women, sex gets better as they age

USA Today reports:

Not in the mood tonight, dear? Not to worry, according to a study on sexual activity and satisfaction of older women.


A majority of women reported sexual satisfaction increases with age — and arousal and orgasm are frequent, despite having low sexual desire. Women want to engage in sex for multiple reasons, including sustaining relationships even when the libido wanes late in life, the authors conclude in the report in January's The American Journal of Medicine.

"A more positive approach to female sexual health focusing on sexual satisfaction maybe more beneficial to women than a focus limited to sexual activity or dysfunction," author and physician Susan Trompeter says in a press release.