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— April 28, 2008, 8pm —

Sex Over 60: The Changing Body

Join the show! On Monday, April 28, we will present a discussion on Sex Over 60 - The Changing Body. An adult version of the "birds and bees", we will look at how age can affect and enhance our sex lives. Featured guests include Dr. Ira Sharlip and Janis Luft.

Join the conversation! Call in to talk directly to the experts or share your questions and insights on the AgingYourWay blog.

Find additional resources from our guests below.

Featured Guests:

Dr. Ira Sharlip, Clinical Professor of Urology
Dr. Sharlip is in an internationally recognized authority on urological problems of the male sexual and reproductive systems. Author of over 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and/or book chapters, he lectures extensively on these and other urological subjects. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine. He serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Urology, Fertility and Sterility, Urology, European Urology and other medical journals. He is the President of the International Society for Sexual Medicine and founder and Past-President of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America.

Janis Luft, Associate Clinical Professor of Nursing, UCSF
Janis Luft is a women's health nurse practitioner and clinical research coordinator with an active gynecologic practice at UCSF. She is a graduate of the UCSF Ambulatory Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program, and is currently an associate clinical professor at UCSF's School of Nursing. She has a special interest in the health of older women and expertise in the areas of incontinence and menopause.

Learn more:

Suggested resources on sex and aging from Janis Luft:

Dr. Ruth's Sex After 50: Revving Up Your Romance, Passion and Excitement — by Dr. Ruth Westheimer

The New Love and Sex After 60 — by Robert Butler and Myrna Lewis

Sex Over 50 — by Joel D. Block PhD

Sex and the Aging Male: Understanding and Coping with Change — by Robert W. Birch PhD

A Celebration of Sex After 50 — by Douglas E. Rosenau, James K. Childerston and Carolyn Childerston

brought to you by:

Institute on Aging and On Lok Lifeways are Bay Area non-profit organizations providing services to help seniors and disabled adults continue to live at home as they age. Desiring honest, open, and positive conversations about aging, these two organizations have partnered together to create Aging Your Way.



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