The Telegraph(@Telegraph):Sex is exciting after the age of 50, goes the joke, because you never know whether it will result in an orgasm, cramp or a stroke. For decades we’ve accepted that men are at their most sexually driven in youth, fuelled by testosterone, and by the mid-40s sexuality is either a crisis, a comedy or a pharmaceutical marketing opportunity. But a growing body of research suggests that male sexual desire may actually peak far later than popular culture has long assumed. 🔗

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Sex is exciting after the age of 50, goes the joke, because you never know whether it will result in an orgasm, cramp or a stroke. For decades we’ve accepted that men are at their most sexually driven in youth, fuelled by testosterone, and by the mid-40s sexuality is either a crisis, a comedy or a pharmaceutical marketing opportunity. But a growing body of research suggests that male sexual desire may actually peak far later than popular culture has long assumed. 🔗