Mumbai,July 3:IF YOU thought relatively younger people like golfer Tiger Woods, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and US congressman Anthony Weiner can be in news for their illicit sex romps, think again.
The “ older” ones are not done yet.
Silvio Berlusconi, the hyper- sexed Italian premier, is 74 and can make love amazingly, five times a day.
“ Bunga Bunga Berlo” is an ideal candidate for sexologists to define if there is a cut- off age when a man should “ retire”. They say one is as old as one thinks.
The grey hair and wrinkles can be deceptive — given the lifestyle of the late al- Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden who would for days on end just have sex with his wives after every terror sortie in the outdoors.
Chennai- based sexologist Narayana Reddy said the number of times one has sex cannot be proportional to his sexual drive. It just depends on how easily somebody can get satisfied. Viagra also does the trick.
“ It won’t affect an old man’s health if he has sex umpteen times. The frequency cannot be determined by his advancing age. If your health is normal, then there is no limit to how much sex you can have,” the doctor added.
Sexologist Prakash Kothari said there is no expiry date for sex, though Vatsayana, the author of Kama Sutra , advocated that an average person’s sex life lasts till 70.
Kothari said he hasn’t met many people in their 70s or above whose frequency of sex matches Berlusconi’s.
“ To claim to have had sex five times a day with the same woman is a rare thing. He has to be gifted. Sexual activity depends on your partner.
With different partners you can keep it up. It’s a subjective thing to call it a fulfilling experience for both partners,” he added.
“ It might happen with individuals whose sexual urge is uncontrollable, the need is unquenchable and the behaviour compulsive,” he said.
“ Every year, about five men close to 80 and 90 years would consult me to improve their sexual performance.
Though it’s rare, it is possible to have a healthy sexual life beyond the ripe old age of 70,” he added.
Experts said a healthy sex life has been strongly associated with a person’s health. Sexually active people tend to be healthier and live longer.
A British study says 67 per cent of men in the age group of 65 to 70 years had a sexually active life.