Mooradian A D, Greiff V
Division of Restorative Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson 85719.
Arch Intern Med. 1990 May;150(5):1033-8.
A host of biological and psychosocial factors play an important role in age-related changes of female sexuality. The most important of these are the availability of a sexually active partner and presence of concurrent illnesses. Some of the age-related changes in physiological indicators of sexual function, such as vaginal blood flow, are the result of estrogen deficiency, and as such are essentially reversible. Despite the inherent limitations of many studies in female sexuality, a significant degree of objective measurements has been reported in the literature. Future research should focus on developing appropriate techniques for quantitative estimation of sexual response in women. The need for love and sexual intimacy does not diminish with age, and sexual history should be part of the clinical evaluation of older patients.
许多生物和心理社会因素在女性性征的年龄相关变化中起着重要作用。其中最重要的是有性活跃的伴侣以及并存疾病的存在。性功能生理指标的一些与年龄相关的变化，如阴道血流量，是雌激素缺乏的结果，因此基本上是可逆的。尽管许多关于女性性行为的研究存在固有局限性，但文献中已报道了相当程度的客观测量。未来的研究应侧重于开发适当的技术来定量评估女性的性反应。对爱和性亲密的需求不会随着年龄的增长而减少，性史应成为老年患者临床评估的一部分。
