Dr Rajan Bhonsle
Pronounced as India’s top sexologist, Professor Dr Rajan Bhonsle, MD, is a senior sex therapist and counsellor from Mumbai, practicing for more than 35 years. He is an Hon professor and head of the department of Sexual Medicine at KEM Hospital and GS Medical College, Mumbai.
Dr Rajan Bhonsle has authored six books on sex education and human sexuality. He passed his MBBS from Grant Medical College, Bombay in 1981. He stood FIRST in the MD examination of Bombay University in the year 1985.
Dr Rajan Bhonsle has written more than 1,200 articles in India’s premier publications such as India Today, Times of India, DNA, Hindustan Times, Asian Age, Mumbai Mirror, Mid-Day, The Afternoon, Femina, Cosmopolitan, New Woman, Men’s World etc. LESS
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One of the common myths across the countries, cultures and societies is that ‘sex life ends after one turns Fifty’… and that, one has to resign oneself to a sexless destiny for the rest of one’s life. This gets further fuelled by jokes and folklore.
Now a days, the youth get so much attention in popular and social media that it would seem that the debate takes the spotlight off the sexual needs of those who are above fifty.
It is necessary to know that most people are sexually active throughout their lives but this ‘active period’ is a different one for different people, based on their unique life circumstances, health conditions and choices. It is true that at some point, one’s sexual desires can start diminishing. But this is also the case with other faculties as ‘old age’ brings with it its own psychological and biological coping challenges.
Our sexuality is nature's gift to us and it enhances our feelings of well-being. One must never shun it. Apart from being a biological inevitability, intimacy and sex makes us feel good physically, psychologically and emotionally. Sex experienced in a loving relationship nourishes the bond between partners. It is also a great form of physical exercise.
When you have sex, our body produces endorphins, which increase the functioning of our immune system, making us more capable of resisting infections and illnesses and this also give us a natural high by positively elevating our mood.
Relaxing and breathing together after sex also promotes a feeling of physical and emotional oneness between partners. A healthy, loving, intimate sexual relationship helps to keep you healthy and happy well into the golden years.
There is absolutely no reason to curb your urges and deprive yourself from engaging into sexual intimacy just because you are above the age of fifty. Your age need not come in the way of your sexual expression.
It may be necessary to understand the needs as well as limitations of your partner, as you both are differently constituted and you may differ from each other in the way you may become aroused, feel pleasured and get satisfied.
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Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/sex-after-50-all-you-need-to-know/