I've been searching for this video clip-- an old episode from 2008--from the TV show, Scrubs. I was so impressed that the writers of this show actually address this subject and educate viewers on some important facts on aging and sexuality. It's a great example of how sexually transmitted diseases in the elderly can be misdiagnosed and also undiagnosed. Physicians may not address the issue of sexuality with their older patients due to embarrassment on their part and for their patients, and myths that seniors are asexual. As Dr. Cox so eloquently puts it, "the one thing they damn sure can do is have sex until they croak. The fact of the matter is thanks to a variety of male enhancement drugs, stds have increased among the elderly by 300%" Eliot's comment that "old people sex is disgusting!" sadly, is an attitude that is common among many health care professionals due to long held sterotypes of the elderly.
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