Sveriges Radio (SR) reported on Monday that Swedish doctors increasingly prescribe medication such as Viagra to patients in their sixties and older.
In 2006, 37,000 65+ men were given access to potency medication. Five years later, that number had climbed to 55,000 men, show statistics from the National Health and Welfare Board (Socialstyrelsen).
Erik, 78, has used potency medication with his girlfriend Gun, 80.
"It adds spice to life to be able to have sex," Erik told SR. "To be able to take pleasure from it, to hear your partner's sounds."
The Sweden's National Association for Sexuality Education (Riksförbundet för – RFSU) published a report in 2011 on the sexuality of older people, in which the author pointed out there was a lack of targeted efforts to help the 65+ generation access advice and support.
"Instead, we see a silence and a taboo around the individual's needs and questions about emotions and sexuality," the report noted.
"It's nothing one is ashamed of," he said. "There is a demand from men (…) and the medication is easy to get your hands on."
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