When older patients get back in the dating game and reignite their sex life

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When older patients get back in the dating game and reignite their sex life

Jonathan Bentley

Jonathan Bentley

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After many personal struggles, Angella found she could have her cake and eat it too

GP Jonathan Bentley describes an occasion when he nearly lost his objectivity – when a 63-year-old woman comes in declaring she has had sex for the first time in 12 years

Key points, Consider sex education, including testing for sexually transmitted infections, in older patients who have resumed dating (eg, after a long-term relati