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Coitus uninterruptus

After 50, your kids aren’t likely to be interrupting any bedroom sessions or waking you up in the middle of the night.

“Time is a huge factor,” says Amanda Richards, MD, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine.

“Even menopausal women who are mothers are usually no longer the classic soccer mom,” she says. “Children are more independent, and the couple has more time for themselves and their relationship.”

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