Sexual activity among older adults is fuelled largely by male appetite - women are less likely to be active if their partners do not experience much desire and more likely if their partners do new research has highlighted. In other words our studies suggest that women's desire is not decisive for how active they are said Nils Beckman from Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. One reason may be the gender roles that these generations grew up with which dictate that men always take the initiative Beckman said in his doctoral thesis. Read about the 10 facts