Koch-Straube U
Z Gerontol. 1982 Jul-Aug;15(4):220-7.
The prevailing attitudes towards sexuality in old age are described in a rather phenomenological analysis: sexuality ends corresponding to the termination of reproductiveness; sexual needs in old age appear to be pathological; the elderly's sexual acts are disgusting. Empirical findings corroborate those conclusions. The situation is explained by societal circumstances, by the learning histories, and by the living conditions in old age. Examples of agreement with sexuality in old age demonstrate the often idle potentialities which are hidden in this sector of life.
性行为随着生殖能力的终止而结束；老年人的性需求似乎是病态的；老年人的性行为令人厌恶。实证研究结果证实了这些结论。这种情况可以通过社会环境、学习经历和老年期的生活条件来解释。与老年期性行为相符的例子表明，这一生活领域常常潜藏着未被利用的潜力。
