The Health Benefits of Sex Over 50 I am a strong believer in the positive effects of regular sexuality activity. In my own experience, sexual activity benefits my mental and physical state—it puts me in a better mood and contributes to my sexual health. Now I can add increased cognition functioning to the list of …
Midlife sexuality
Intimacy Without Orgasms My last article in the recent vibrator series was about orgasms, but I don’t feel comfortable with all the hoopla over orgasms. I also don’t think that orgasms are, or should be, the main reason we have sex, though I am a big fan. And, I know my opinion runs contrary to …
How to Have an Orgasm with a Vibrator Vibrators were designed to help women have orgasms. Back in Freud’s day the ‘release’ of having an orgasm with a vibrator supposedly made women less hysterical! Today we know the benefits of orgasms for older women. They release the pleasure-producing hormone oxytocin, increase blood flow to vaginal …
Using a Vibrator For Sexual Health in Midlife Let’s talk about the health aspect of using vibrators. Last month I talked about how to use a vibrator and shared some basic tips to make vibrator use more pleasurable. Today I want to give you several reasons to use a vibrator. The main reason we use …
Sometimes it’s not about sex—well, it’s not as much about having sex as the pleasure of acknowledging your sexuality. I just got back from a trip to Portugal—my first solo trip. I met a man. It was an interesting experience, and for a fleeting few hours one afternoon I felt desired and flattered. I met only …