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Is It Normal for a Man's Libido to Change with Age?

Is It Normal for a Man's Libido to Change with Age? (0:30)

A man's testosterone levels—and libido—naturally drop with age. In this video, Erik Goluboff, MD, a urologist at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City, discusses how aging can effect sexual desire in men.

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Libido can change with age, it can go down. You would expect the testosterone levels in the body go down with age, they do go down steadily. Generally they don't go down to what we call castrate levels ever, but they might be sub optimal as time goes on.