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Older Men Make Better Lovers, Psychologist Says
Reuters ^ | 3-16-02

Posted on 03/16/2002 7:29:27 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

LONDON (Reuters) - Older men are better lovers and have fewer impotence problems than their younger counterparts, with the "male menopause" a myth pedaled by drug companies to sell their products, according to a British psychologist.

Dr. Lorraine Boule, from Sheffield University in northern England, told the British Psychological Society conference that men became more skilled sexually as they get older, British newspapers reported on Saturday.

"Older men sustain erections for longer, are longer coming to orgasm, and satisfy women better. Sexual activity does diminish with age, but the quality should get better," she was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.

Boule's conclusions were based on a survey of 185 married professional men aged 30 to 60. While 22 percent of men under 46 suffered erectile problems, only 16 percent of those over 46 did.

She dismissed as nonsense the idea that men needed testosterone as a hormone replacement therapy in the same way that some women take estrogen to ease the effects of menopause.

The male menopause was a myth spread by drug firms to boost the multimillion dollar market for impotence treatments, she said.

"Life should really begin at 40 for those who have the right mindset," the Times quoted her as saying.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: betterlovers; oldermen
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To: RJCogburn
I thought, though, that 'male menopause' was more a fantasy dreamed up by women who did not want to be the only ones with hormonal problems.

The same physical changes happen to men as happen to women. If you look at a 20 year old man and woman and then at a 70 year old man and woman, it's apparent. You don't see many 50 year old men able to compete with 20 year old men in sports which require testosterone.

21 posted on 03/16/2002 7:57:52 AM PST by FITZ
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Excellent !

22 posted on 03/16/2002 8:02:21 AM PST by csvset
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To: anniegetyourgun
I knew there musta been a reason why my hubby was just getting better with age.....

After 9 years of being married to a man 7 years older than I, I can certainly agree . . .

;-)

23 posted on 03/16/2002 8:07:13 AM PST by mombonn
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To: FITZ
The same physical changes happen to men as happen to women.

Some, not all. For example, osteoporosis occurs more frequently in postmenopausal women than in men the same age.

If you look at a 20 year old man and woman and then at a 70 year old man and woman, it's apparent.

It is apparent they are older. Not apparent is that the changes of aging are due to hormonal changes.

You don't see many 50 year old men able to compete with 20 year old men in sports which require testosterone.

What is the evidence they "require testosterone? For example, young women athletes, particularly distance runners with minimal body fat are capable of great athletic performances, but have very low level, in many cases, of estrogen and have no menstrual cycle because of that...almost a menopausal picture.

24 posted on 03/16/2002 8:10:05 AM PST by RJCogburn
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To: Oldeconomybuyer;all
A little tune for all us 40 somethings, and those soon to be.
25 posted on 03/16/2002 8:16:19 AM PST by mdittmar
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To: RJCogburn
Are they 'amphetamine deficient' or 'anabolic steroid' deficient?

Let see . . . what are the differences between testosterone, anabolic steroids, and amphetamines? Hmmm . . . I dunno . . . maybe the body does NOT need anabolic steroids or amphetamines and that both are non-natural, not produced in the body substances.

Now, if you're lacking in say insulin like many diabetics do you take insulin or do you make the same argument that you made? Some people need replacement. The same way that some could use testerone replacement. I'm not sure why there is so much opposition to this concept.

26 posted on 03/16/2002 8:19:35 AM PST by realpatriot71
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To: Khepera
Hopefully it's Ladies First.
27 posted on 03/16/2002 8:21:32 AM PST by d4now
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Thanks for some good news on my 41st birthday.
28 posted on 03/16/2002 8:26:19 AM PST by Tony in Hawaii
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To: mombonn
You are totally correct.
29 posted on 03/16/2002 8:27:51 AM PST by Hillary's Lovely Legs
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To: d4now
Oh I'm sorry... Ladys only! :)
30 posted on 03/16/2002 8:29:16 AM PST by Khepera
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To: mombonn
Actually, I'm married to a younger man which means things are just going to continue to get better!
31 posted on 03/16/2002 8:29:47 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: elwoodp
Most men I know are turned on by a woman's physical attributes: firm, flat stomach; high, fulsome breasts; a well-turned butt; etc. So, as age takes its toll on the woman, it takes its toll on the man. (And viceversa, I'm certain,)

I wonder how many middle age men could be hired as Chippendale dancers that women would pay money to watch dance?

32 posted on 03/16/2002 8:33:48 AM PST by FITZ
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To: RJCogburn
Mr. Cogburn: Read the TESTOSTERONE SYNDROME by Eugene Shippen, M.D. Let me quote an excerpt. "Testoserone deficiency has been an unrecognized syndrome that impacts every sinew and cell in the body. It is powerfully linked to nearly every major degenerative disease. Use of this remarkable healing hormone could reverse suffering and prevent early death. Test. decline is at the core of male menopause. In women, there is an explosion of in-your-face symptoms, while men's very similar symptoms sneak in the back door unexpectedly like a thief in the night. Too often, loss of energy, ambition, sexual drive, and a host of minor symptons ar written off as 'burnout' or depression. Women, meanwhile, have already learned that hormone replacement results in reversal of the physcial changes of menopause. Men, confronted by an information vacuum, need to make the same discovery." In my husband's practice, he replaces many men with test. supplementation. What a huge diffenence! (he and I are replaced with test. supplementation also.) I am not disputing the fact that older men become accomplished lovers....BUT physically they decline due to lesser and lesser Test. levels. We want our male patient test. levels in the range that they had in their late teens to early twenties for optimal health. (they supplement with levels of a 17 y/o for men who have heart disease and diabetes in Europe with good results) Consequently, their lovemakeing, on a physical scale, improves dramatically. Jane
33 posted on 03/16/2002 8:34:07 AM PST by Jane G
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To: anniegetyourgun
Proof that the statement is correct!

ORGY AT OLD FOLKS HOME

THEY'RE GONNA MISS OLD JOHNSON

34 posted on 03/16/2002 8:35:11 AM PST by stlrocket
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To: RJCogburn
I guess the word menopause really only means the shutting down of the monthly cycle which men don't have. But still you can see the effects of lessened testosterone at similar ages women show the effects of lessened estrogen. It's better for both to accept this as natural and realize artificial estrogens and testosterones are harmful and so is viagra.
35 posted on 03/16/2002 8:36:25 AM PST by FITZ
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To: anniegetyourgun; FITZ
I really hate having to be forced to visualize a "stamina" problem everytime there is a commercial on the radio.
36 posted on 03/16/2002 8:37:59 AM PST by Slyfox
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To: Slyfox
And I hate having to visualize a women with two backs in those Bloussant commercials.
37 posted on 03/16/2002 8:39:03 AM PST by anniegetyourgun
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Older Men Make Better Lovers, Psychologist Says

I don't care. I'm sticking with young chicks.

38 posted on 03/16/2002 8:39:05 AM PST by monkey
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To: Slyfox
LOL! I know ---and it was always one of those things about Bob Dole that I would have preferred not to know.
39 posted on 03/16/2002 8:39:05 AM PST by FITZ
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
So maybe Anna Nicole-Smith wasn't really in it for the money?
40 posted on 03/16/2002 8:43:51 AM PST by tacticalogic
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