Q: I am 30 years old. My father is 70 years old. My mother expired 3 years ago. My father, without any hesitation asks me to get him a girl for intercourse. Can he do this at this age? Sometimes without embarrassment, I help him in erection by shaking his penis and chewing it by my mouth. He also does the same to me. It takes hours for him to gain erection and he ejaculates with minimum semen. Please advise. We both have got ourselves tested for HIV and other diseases, the tests were negative.

A:We must all remember that the elderly are sexual beings too, and that geriatric sexuality is very normal. It has become even more important nowadays since life expectancy and elderly widow/widower remarriage rates have increased all round. However, it is also true that more than 50% of men will suffer from erectile dysfunction at that age. So, if the erections do not match desire, the patient will have to seek andrological treatment. Of course, sex must always be engaged in with proper medical, social and legal precautions.