Старение - это естественный процесс, на течение которого влияют множество факторов, прежде всего социальные, экономические и экологические. Однако для мужчин и женщин процесс старения происходит различным образом. В данной статье представлены результаты исследования гендерных особенностей проявления сексуальности и сексуальной активности пожилых мужчин и женщин. Aging is a natural process, which is influenced by many factors, primarily social, economic and environmental. However, for men and women, the aging process occurs differently. This article presents the results of a study of gender characteristics of the manifestation of sexuality and sexual activity of older men and women., {"references":["1.\tCARPENTER, L., DELAMETER, J. (eds.) Sex for Life: From Virginity to Viagra, How Sexuality Changes Throughout Our Lives. New York: New York University Press, 2012, p.353.","2.\tDEBANJAN, B., RAO, SATHYANARAYANA, T.S. Perceptions of sex and sexuality in older indian adults - a qualitative exploration: Consortium psychiatricum. In: Love in the later years, 2022, no1.","3.\tBAERT, A., PARDAENS, S., DE SMEDT, D, PUDDU, P.E., CIANCARELLI, M.\tC., DAWODU, A., DE SUTTER, J., DE BACQUER, D., CLAYS, E. Sexual Activity in Heart Failure Patients: Information Needs and Association with Health-Related Quality of Life. In: Int. J. Environ. Res. Public. Health, 2019, May 5;16(9):1570. PMID: 31060294.","4.\tPARK, K., CHUNG, H.S. Sexual health and sexual activity in the elderly. In: Journal of the Korean Medical Association, 2019, Jun 1. 62(6):301-7.","5.\tBERNER, Y.N. Sexuality in aging. In: Harefuah, 2002, Jul; 141(7):622-5, 666, 665.\tPMID: 12187562.","6.\tWOLOSKI-WRUBLE, A. Sexual Activities, Sexual and Life Satisfaction, and Successful Aging in Women. Medical Organization, Obstetrics and Gynecology. Israel: Jerusalem, 2010. DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109. 01747.","7.\tDELAMATER J., KOEPSEL E. Relationships and Sexual Expression in Later Life: A Biopsychosocial Perspective. In: Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 2015, 30 (1):37–59.","8.\tКРАСНОВА, О.В., ЛИДЕРС, А.Г. Психология старости и старения. Москва: Академия, 2003. 416 с.","9.\tOSMO K., HAAVIO-MANNILA, E. The impact of aging on human sexual activity and sexual desire. In: Journal of sex research, 2009. 46.1: 46-56.","10. GORE-GORSZEWSKA, G. What Do You Mean by Sex? A Qualitative Analysis of Traditional versus Evolved Meanings of Sexual Activity among Older Women and Men. In: J. Sex. Res., 2021, Oct;58(8):1035-1049. Epub, 2020, Aug 11. PMID: 32779942.","11. DIOKNO, A.C., BROWN, M.B., HERZOG, A.R. Sexual function in the elderly. In: Archives of Internal Medicine, 1990, Jan 1; 150(1):197-200.","12. DUNN, M.E., CUTLER, N. Sexual issues in older adults. In: AIDS Patient Care STDS, 2000, Feb; 14(2):67-9. PMID: 10743517.","13. TETLEY, J., LEE, D.M., NAZROO, J., HINCHLIF, S. Let's Talk about Sex –What do Older Men and Women Say about their Sexual Relations and Sexual Activities? A Qualitative Analysis of ELSA Wave 6 Data. In: Ageing & Society, 2017. (4):1–25.","14. GOTT, M., HINCHLIFF, S. How important is sex in later life? The views of older people. In: Social science & medicine, 2003. 56.8: 1617-1628.","15. SKAŁACKA, K, GERYMSKI, R. Sexual activity and life satisfaction in older adults. In: Psychogeriatrics, 2019, May, 19. (3):195-201.","16. EDWARDS, J.N., BOOTH, A. Sexuality, marriage, and well-being: The middle years: Sexuality across the life course, 1994, p.233-259.","17. HINCHLIFF, S., GOTT, M. Challenging social myths and stereotypes of women and aging: Heterosexual women talk about sex. In: Journal of Women & Aging, 2008. 20.1-2: 65-81.","18. SILVERSTONE, B., HELEN, K. You and your aging parent: A family guide to emotional, social, health, and financial problems. Oxford University Press, 2008.","19. LOCHLAINN, M.N., KENNY, R.A. Sexual activity and aging. In: Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 2013, Aug 1. 14(8):565-72.","20. HILLMAN, J. Sexuality and Aging: Clinical Perspectives. N.Y., 2012, p.143.","21. KARRAKER, A., DELAMATER, J., SCHWARTZ, C.R. Sexual Frequency Decline from Midlife to Later Life. In: Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2011. 66B (4):502–512.","22. АЛЛЕН, К.Р., РОБЕРТО, К.А. От сексизма к сексу: оспаривая эйджизм молодых людей в отношении сексуальности пожилых женщин. В: Исследования сексуальности и социальная политика: журнал NSRC, 2009.№6(4), с.13-24."]}