Dr Brian Yeo, a consultant psychiatrist in private practice, explained the consequences of men starting out early in life with high testosterone levels: 'There's this thing with young men about how many women they've bedded. It's easier for men to have without emotional bonds.
'There are a lot more men searching for commercial (paid) or consensual than women. It's due to testosterone and the man's cultural background and upbringing.'
After 40, a man's testosterone level drops between 1.2 per cent and 5 per cent every year.
'Testosterone production declines with age and, with that, a man's libido will drop. Frequency of intercourse and masturbation will decline too,' said Dr Gan Tek Kah, a general practitioner from Singapore Men's Health Clinic.
Some 50 per cent of men aged 50 and above will have some degree of erectile dysfunction while 20 per cent of men older than 60 years have low testosterone levels, which may lead to loss of drive, erectile dysfunction and lethargy, among other symptoms.
However, sperm is produced and replenished constantly so men can be fertile into their 60s or 70s.
That is how it is with men - they generally peak early and fizzle out gradually.
Women, on the other hand, hit their stride in their late 20s or early 30s before their libidos crash after the age of 40 or menopause.
Dr Peter Chew, a senior consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Peter Chew Clinic For Women, said: 'can still be there after menopause but it declines with age. Women can still desire but they won't have so often.'
Asked whether older folk can still have, Dr Yeo said: 'It's a slow burndown. It's possible to have but its frequency will not be as high as when you were a teenager. And your positions may have to be more conservative.'
Cocktail of chemicals
When a couple have, their bodies go through four phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution.
Excitement, the first stage, is when desire and arousal occur.
This is what happens in a man: He receives stimulation, which can range from the visual (in the form of an attractive partner) to the tactile (in the form of touch and stroking), and his brain sends out signals to his via the spinal cord.
Neurochemicals like endorphins are produced and circulated in the whole body. Nitric oxide is produced by nerves in the and expands blood vessels there, enabling the spongy tissue of the to be filled with blood and thus becoming erect.
In the woman, signs of arousal include secretion of fluid and erect nipples. A cocktail of chemicals, including oxytocin and dopamine, are released in a woman's body throughout intercourse.
'There are a lot more men searching for commercial (paid) or consensual than women. It's due to testosterone and the man's cultural background and upbringing.'After 40, a man's testosterone level drops between 1.2 per cent and 5 per cent every year.
'Testosterone production declines with age and, with that, a man's libido will drop. Frequency of intercourse and masturbation will decline too,' said Dr Gan Tek Kah, a general practitioner from Singapore Men's Health Clinic.
Some 50 per cent of men aged 50 and above will have some degree of erectile dysfunction while 20 per cent of men older than 60 years have low testosterone levels, which may lead to loss of drive, erectile dysfunction and lethargy, among other symptoms.
However, sperm is produced and replenished constantly so men can be fertile into their 60s or 70s.
That is how it is with men - they generally peak early and fizzle out gradually.
Women, on the other hand, hit their stride in their late 20s or early 30s before their libidos crash after the age of 40 or menopause.
Dr Peter Chew, a senior consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at Peter Chew Clinic For Women, said: 'can still be there after menopause but it declines with age. Women can still desire but they won't have so often.'
Asked whether older folk can still have, Dr Yeo said: 'It's a slow burndown. It's possible to have but its frequency will not be as high as when you were a teenager. And your positions may have to be more conservative.'
Cocktail of chemicals
When a couple have, their bodies go through four phases: excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution.Excitement, the first stage, is when desire and arousal occur.
This is what happens in a man: He receives stimulation, which can range from the visual (in the form of an attractive partner) to the tactile (in the form of touch and stroking), and his brain sends out signals to his via the spinal cord.
Neurochemicals like endorphins are produced and circulated in the whole body. Nitric oxide is produced by nerves in the and expands blood vessels there, enabling the spongy tissue of the to be filled with blood and thus becoming erect.
In the woman, signs of arousal include secretion of fluid and erect nipples. A cocktail of chemicals, including oxytocin and dopamine, are released in a woman's body throughout intercourse.
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