A study done with women over 40 shows that satisfaction with sex life improves as a woman ages. Here is what an expert on sexuality, prof. Dr. Aleksandar Stulhofer for Ordinance:
"If we take into account the existing research (not just one, as it often seems), there are two interesting features of the relationship between age and sexual satisfaction in women. The first is that, on average, women are most satisfied with their sex life between the ages of 35 and 50 years; in the rest of the population, women over 50 are often more satisfied than younger women. Another characteristic is that women's sexual satisfaction (again, we are talking about the average) does not decrease continuously after 50 like men's. How to explain this? It seems that women it takes more time to discover their own sexuality. Unlike men, young women discover their own pleasure more slowly, are more burdened by appearance (and social expectations related to appearance) and are less often "selfish" in bed, i.e. primarily focused on their own pleasure. Cultural expectations ( including those promoted by pornography) and social norms that do not treat women's and men's sexuality quite equally play a large role in these differences. With age, most women become more relaxed about their appearance, more aware of their needs (the things they want and don't want in sex), and find it easier to focus on themselves. Someone said a long time ago, not entirely anecdotally, that with age - when it comes to sex - men and women become more and more alike. Of course, we should not forget that there is no objective measure of sexual satisfaction. The fact that age affects sexual vitality may affect men (and their assessment of sexual satisfaction) more than women."
The role of hormones
The perception of one's own satisfaction with sexual life is the result of multiple factors, warns Dr. Božidar Perić, specialist. internal medicine and subspecialist in endocrinology and diabetology from the Perić-Staničić Polyclinic in Zagreb.
"The sexual act itself as physical contact affects the secretion of certain hormones such as endorphins, dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin. Oscillations in the level of these hormones produce in us emotions such as happiness, reward, attachment, excitement and the like. Other factors represent a complex of psychological, sociological and cultural elements The better quality of sexual intercourse in middle-aged and older women can be based on several assumptions. More research has confirmed the beneficial effects of the sexual act on general health, as well as on the better control of the most common diseases today, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and elevated fats. and thickness. With age, it is also expected to mature in accepting the image of one's own body, which is then less susceptible to imposed stereotypes of beauty. From the psychological aspect, self-awareness of what suits or does not suit us in sex additionally contributes to the better quality of sexual relations. With the cessation of reproductive capacity due to ceasing the secretion of estrogen and progesterone, it can be expected that the frequency of sexual activity is lower, not necessarily the quality, taking into account the mentioned physiological, psychological and emotional elements", explained the doctor.
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