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    Int J Impot Res. 2002 Apr;14(2):101-6.

    Causes of sexual decline in aging married men: Germany and America.

    Mazur A, Mueller U, Krause W, Booth A.

    The Maxwell School, Syracuse University, NY 13244, USA. amazur@syr.edu

    Married men in Germany (n=48) and America (n=50) between 50 and 80 years old, none in poor health, provided comparable information on sexual behavior and attitudes, and gave saliva samples from which testosterone was assayed. Sexuality declines with age, as expected. Neither testosterone nor psychological depression explain levels of sexuality. In both nations, wife's desire for intercourse, subject's ability to maintain an erection, and subject's imagination about other women, explain certain aspects of sexuality. Subject's health and marital satisfaction are related to sexuality among Americans but not among Germans. Behavioral models for the two nations are compared.

    PMID: 11979325 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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