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Why women find sex less satisfying with age

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Commonly cited reasons for decreased activity included a partner's medical condition, a partner's sexual dysfunction, the woman's own physical health problems, and menopause-related symptoms.

Why women find sex less satisfying with age

New York: As women age, sex usually becomes less satisfying for them. Some of the reasons for this could be lack of a partner, widowhood, menopause-related symptoms, partner's poor physical health and relationship issues, researchers said. The number of women regularly having sex declines with age and the number of women enjoying sex post-menopause is even lower, according to the study published in "Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society".

The study examined how intimate relationships, health and psychological factors affect sexual intimacy and satisfaction in post-menopausal women.

"Sexual health challenges are common in women as they age, and partner factors play a prominent role in women's sexual activity and satisfaction," said Stephanie Faubion, Medical Director at the North American Menopause Society."In addition, menopause-related problems such as vaginal dryness and pain with sex have been identified which affect sexual function, yet few women seek treatment for these issues despite the availability of effective therapies," Faubion said. The researchers studied how and why a woman's libido and level of sexual satisfaction decline during and after menopause. For the study, substantial research was conducted into biological reasons such as hot flashes, sleep disruption, vaginal dryness and painful intercourse.

But, much less is known about the effect of various psychosocial changes that are common in post-menopause. These include body image concerns, self-confidence and perceived desirability, stress, mood changes and relationship issues. A data of nearly 4,500 post-menopausal women involved in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening was studied and the findings showed that, before the start of annual screening, approximately half of the women were sexually active.

A decrease in all aspects of sexual activity was observed over time -- sexual activity was less frequent, not as pleasurable and more uncomfortable. The primary reason for absence of sexual activity was the lack of a partner, mainly because of widowhood. Other commonly cited reasons for decreased activity included a partner's medical condition, a partner's sexual dysfunction, the woman's own physical health problems, and menopause-related symptoms.

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For The First Time Ever A Kidney Was Delivered Via Drone For A Transplant

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On the night of 19th April, a drone about the size of a washing machine suddenly lifted from an area in southwestern Baltimore. It carried the rejuvenator of ‘life’ of a human being – a kidney which it transported to a nearby hospital. The surgeons successfully made the kidney transplant and the patient survive.

Sounds like the future is here, doesn’t it?

This was a 10-minute flight by a drone which covered 2.8 miles to deliver a kidney. And it won’t be the last time that this thing is happening. The success, the life saved, shows that this technology is going to last for long. Even now, drones deliver many medical supplies to African nations and Rwanda and the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. Now, organ-supplying drones are taking off in US soil. Soon, maybe the globe.

There are many remote areas which do not have the benefit of organ transplant due to lack of accessibility. Now, according to a transplant surgeon, Joseph R. Scalea, who was the leader behind this project, accessibility would be easier and costs will diminish too. Sounds like a win-win situation.

This drone flight was planned for about 3-years under the collaboration of researchers, aviation experts, engineers and doctors from an organisation based in Baltimore, Living Legacy Foundation of Maryland and the University of Maryland Medical Center. According to Robert Graboyes, who is a senior fellow at the George Mason University in Arlington in Virginia, this was a spectacular achievement.

But the flight was ‘life’ for the Baltimore resident Trina Glipsy who had the transplant. She has passed about 8 years with dialysis and seen people die because of kidney failure. For her, the drone was magic.

Organ transplantations are very sensitive and if an organ has been taken out, it must be replaced immediately. Accessibility becomes an issue and even if the place is accessible, it takes time to transport an organ across the streets. Helicopters have limitations too. Charters are very expensive and transportation through commercial airlines is extremely slow. Drones can decrease the time consumption during transit by about 70%.

And that’s a miracle for some.

After childbirth, when a mother is haemorrhaging, a minute of advantage could give her life. Drones can be just the thing for them.

The autonomous drone is not something used as a hobby – it is specialized to carry nested boxed with organs and the eight-rotor drone has powerful batteries and communication gear to keep things lifted up. They are also fitted with a parachute so that they don’t come crashing down when there is any kind of malfunction.

A new system was created while considering the regulations of FAA so that the drone was capable of carrying the organ safely, hover overpopulated area and have active communication systems in it. Every part of the journey is critical for the life of the patient. But there is hope that once this system becomes properly activated, we can have the drone flying with organs in fairly populated areas.

Obstacles

But there are hurdles. American airspace is already crowded with choppers and aeroplanes and so, federal regulations prohibit any other flying object, unless they are within the line of sight of the operator. There could be a chance of an accident in the busy skies. Firstly, drones have to make their communication system perfectly secure so that no hackers can hack into it and deviate it from a given route. The technology is still not advanced enough, even though our imagination might see hundreds of drones flying around, carrying major organs to the hospitals and saving lives.

Even now, over 113,000 people require an organ transplant. It’s clear we need to have these drones fast. For them at least.

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