Sexuality and the older woman.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Tremayne, Penny; Norton, Wendy
- Source
- British Journal of Nursing (BR J NURS), 7/27/2017; 26(14): 819-824. (6p)
- Subject
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0966-0461
Sexual health is a key public health issue. The older woman faces a number of changes to her sexual health, wellbeing and sexuality. These changes result in many older women having to adapt to a series of complex transitions that can be challenging. This article aims to identify and explore some of these changes and how they can have a significant impact on women’s quality of life. Nurses play an important role in assessing and helping women to manage normal and pathological age-related changes in order to improve the sexual health of older women and ensure they receive the advice and support needed at this stage of their life.