The Most Common Sex Issues In Your 50s (And How To Handle Them)

LOADING ERROR LOADING Living in an ageist culture that equates sex with youth, you may believe things fizzle out in the bedroom after you hit a certain age. Yes, hormonal changes can negatively impact us as our bodies adjust to the shifting sands of time, but this is greatly exacerbated by our culture’s hangups about sex in general and, even more so, about sex as people age,” Wise, author of “Why Good Sex Matters,” told HuffPost. People in their 50s have to “get past the societal stigma that they are less sexual due to their age,” said psychologist and sex therapist Shannon Chavez. “While things seem to work automatically when we’re younger, we have to provide more effort and awareness to them when we get older.” - Lawrence Siegel, clinical sexologist and sexuality educator Men are socialized to think their sexual vitality “hinges on the unfailingly consistent performance of their penises,” said Wise, which can be “a recipe for problems as men age.” “It is also one of the most common issues that impact erectile challenges,” she said. Siegel said, “it’s perfectly normal” to have less interest in sex as we age.