What Would You Say To A Woman Who Thinks Her Sex Life Is Over? - Dr. Clark (VIDEO)

Dr. Clark:

Well, actually that’s probably a very traditional approach, you know, I mean looking at most young people don’t think that older people have sex, parents and grandparents, but I think that there is information, there is good medical help, there is good therapeutic help. It will bring her closer to her partner because when we stop sexuality there’s often a frustration that you see in couples, whether it’s because they are talking about it or one of them is ill and has a disease or it’s harder to, you know, have sex or whether they are not communicating. You know, I think that it really can enhance life, but it does take courage to move toward it and I think that there is adequate, now-a-days there’s adequate medical care and hormones and other types of medical care for whatever is the barrier, to move past it and at least the courage to look into it can still bring people together.

To not pursue it, I think which is always a choice of course, but to not pursue it, I think it can lead to people not working together towards something and, you know, the worst – if it doesn’t work, well then, you know, if there’s nothing that can improve their sex life then at least they found that out. It’s more information. But most of the time it will bring the couple closer together, even the exploration of it, and I think breaking the barriers of the way things used to be and the way we thought about our grandparents and as we move toward, you know, get older, I think is part of growing up, shedding your skin, whether you are a teenager or a 60-year-old, from what you thought your grandparents used to be, or 80-year-old or 90-year-old to continue to have that.

It’s a very simple, easy, everyday comfort and joy that you can appreciate to whatever extent you can do it and I think that is very, part of what physical existence is about.

About Dr. Mary M. Clark, Ph.D.:
Mary McGinn Clark, Ph.D., is a licensed psychologist (PSY17897), Marriage and Family Therapist (MFC17748) and an AASECT Certified Diplomate in Sex Therapy with over 25 years of experience working with people. She addresses sexuality, relationship and intimacy concerns for individuals and couples. She has taught at the University of San Diego, SDSU, MiraCosta and Grossmont Community Colleges and presented material at UCSD and at professional conventions.

Visit Dr. Clark at San Diego Sexual Medicine at Alvarado Hospital

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