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'Older women are having sex': S'pore needs to talk more about sexual health, say experts

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A healthy sex life improves physical and emotional health, according to experts.

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SINGAPORE - At 61, artist Tina Lim finds that it is still possible to have a "joyous sex life". "Older people are not meant to be having sex? That's a taboo that should be thrown out of the window," says Ms Lim, whose husband is in his 70s.
"Physical intimacy builds up responses in you that keep you in a state of happiness, joy and peace," she adds. "Frequency does dip with age, as does intensity, but you can still have a joyous sex life."
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