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. 2021 Oct 5;43(5 Suppl):S71–S77. doi: 10.1177/02537176211045622

Table 2.

Sexual Response and Effects of Aging in Men38, 39

Desire phase •  Decreased desire
Arousal phase •  Long time is taken for an erection requiring more tactile stimulation
•  Shorter periods of erections
•  Less frequent nocturnal erections
Orgasm phase •  Less secretion of pre-ejaculatory mucus
•  Ejaculation less powerful and secretion of less amount of seminal fluid
Resolution phase •  Rapid resolution
Refractory period •  Longer refractory periods