Discuss changes in sexual arousal (male and female) associated with aging


Changes in the female:
- Vaginal lubrication declines.
- Vaginal walls lose some elasticity.
- Intensity of muscle spasms during orgasm declines.

Changes in the male:
- Takes longer to achieve erection and orgasm.
- More direct stimulation needed to achieve erection and orgasm.
- Ejaculate contains less semen.
- Erections may become less firm.
- Orgasmic contractions become less intense.
- Refractory period (time between orgasms) increases.

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What will be an ideal response?

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