Aging Untold: What older adults should know about sexual health and protection

(Aging Untold) — On this episode of Aging Untold, we address sexual health after 60, discussing essential screenings and how older adults can stay protected while dating. We explore how creative outlets like music, dance and art can support mood, dignity and connection for loved ones living with dementia. Finally, we celebrate the historic Morehouse College Glee Club and its century-old legacy of brotherhood, leadership and community service. Dating again? What older adults should know about sexual health and protection “Getting older does not make you immune to getting a sexually transmitted disease,” Dr. Rhea Rogers, a board-certified physician, said. “Just because you retired, your sexual health didn’t.” If you are dating again for the first time in decades, there have been changes in sexual health. Rogers said appearances do not show whether someone has a sexually transmitted disease, and age does not change the risk. So older adults have to take precautions to protect themselves a