It seems that 10 days ago (19 Nov) the world celebrated International Men's Day.
To mark this auspicious day for "menhood", the Society of Men's Health (Singapore) and drug giant Bayer wants us men to know that...
One in 10 men in Singapore are unhappy with their sex life, with men between the ages of 45 and 49 being the unhappiest of the lot (TODAY, 29 Nov, page T8).
The two organisations had done a survey on the sexual health of 410 local men aged 45 to 64 years old (hmmm, one of the survey designers must have been a Beatles fan; see YouTube song at the end of this posting).
Like me, you must be wondering why all those virile men up till the age of 44 were not surveyed. But, anyway, the study found that one in 10 men surveyed do not have a sexual life at all (again, it's unclear what "sexual life" means; it's also not clear if this one-in-10 person is also the unhappy one above. Would this then mean that once a man gets over that hump -- oops! wrong word -- ie once he's past 49, he's back to being happy with his sex life until he hits 64?).
"The findings are hardly surprising since the same survey also found that more than half of the men in this group (which group? 45 to 59? 45 to 64?) have some degree of erectile dysfunction," the TODAY report said.
One doctor, a consultant urologist, offered this explanation: "Compared to their 30s, men in this group (45 to 49) will see a marked contrast in their erectile performance and libido." [Hence the adage: Make hay while the sun shines.]
Another doctor, a professor, opined: "These men are beginning to feel the pangs of ageing, and hence fear losing the magic of their yesteryears."
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Come on, I am sure many men aged 45 to 49 will disagree with the findings, everything else being equal, ie health, fitness, etc.
I wonder what results a similar survey for women will uncover? There is an International Women's Day, but the next one's not until 8 March 2012. Anyway, if men feel they have got a raw deal sex-life wise, as they get older, they can blame Adam for the lousy choice he made when he had the first call, according to this joke:
God appears to Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and says he has a gift for each of them. He says: "The first gift is the ability to pee standing up."
Even before Eve had the chance to say anything, Adam blurts out: "Yes, yes, I want that!"
God says, "Okay, as you wish, Adam. Eve, you can have the other gift: multiple orgasms."
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Okay, what about 64? There's the wonderful Beatles song, "When I'm Sixty Four":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3chFhCP5mQ
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