50 Year Old Couples? Protection?

dmpizza
dmpizza Posts: 3,321 Member
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Quick question that hopefully won't be pulled by the monitors.

If you are around 50 and in a very long term stable relationship, do you use protection?

I have seen conflicting stats about how late pregnancy can occur.

Update:
People are posting about STDs, we have been married almost 25 years. That is not really an issue FOR US. Other people, not so much........
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  • corn63
    corn63 Posts: 1,580 Member
    Dafuq?
  • beach_please
    beach_please Posts: 533 Member
    I'm not sure why you would if the woman is past menopause (or the man is shooting blanks) and you're monogamous.
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
    I have my CHL and am always carrying. I would expect to carry more as I get older and less able to defend myself.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    It depends on if the woman's menstrual cycle has stopped yet or not. If it has, then protection doesn't matter.
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    Has the women in this "relationship" reached menopause?
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    Also...has she been tested for cooties?
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.
  • ILoveTheBrowns
    ILoveTheBrowns Posts: 661 Member
    Also...has she been tested for cooties?

    ha
  • _Elemenopee_
    _Elemenopee_ Posts: 2,665 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    True Story. My friends parents LIVE in that 55+ community
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    True Story. My friends parents LIVE in that 55+ community

    If it weren't for the STD thing I'd say that place rocks. Friends of mine visited there and they said it's awesome. Happy Hour all day long, you get golf carts to tool around in. . . . Yeah, the STD's are a down side but dayum I hope some day I can be a horny old lady!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    If you're questioning the need, you probably need it.
  • fit4lifeUcan2
    fit4lifeUcan2 Posts: 1,458 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    Was just about to post this. I worked in a nursing home and they had a lot of STD's going around in that place which spiked after Viagra hit the market. You can get STD's at any age.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    OP was clearly asking about pregnancy, not STDs.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    OP was clearly asking about pregnancy, not STDs.

    So? It's still a fun fact and regardless of whether or not someone over 50 can get pregnant they can still get an STD. Age doesn't exonerate a person from this.
  • jackpotclown
    jackpotclown Posts: 3,275 Member
    you should heed the advice of Jimmy Dugan's baseball signature
    Avoidtheclap-JimmyDugan.jpg \m/
  • beach_please
    beach_please Posts: 533 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    Ha! Wow, those people really don't let age slow them down I guess.
  • pastryari
    pastryari Posts: 8,646 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    OP was clearly asking about pregnancy, not STDs.

    So? It's still a fun fact and regardless of whether or not someone over 50 can get pregnant they can still get an STD. Age doesn't exonerate a person from this.

    So you weren't answering the OP's question. OP clearly wrote the word pregnancy and said that the couple is in a stable long term relationship. I wouldn't necessarily call STD facts fun, either.
  • _the_feniks_
    _the_feniks_ Posts: 3,412 Member
    If you are in your 50s, have been together for a long time and she still doesn't let you finish anywhere you please... break up.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Quick question that hopefully won't be pulled by the monitors.

    If you are around 50 and in a very long term stable relationship, do you use protection?

    I have seen conflicting stats about how late pregnancy can occur.

    If no one has been snipped, I wouldn't take my chances.

    My mother's former boss went through menopause and hadn't had a period in two years. She was in her late 40s. Her doctor told her she no longer needed to worry.

    Doc was very wrong!
  • gingerveg
    gingerveg Posts: 748 Member
    If the woman has not gone through menopause completely then yes definitely use protection. Otherwise since it is a long term stable relationship I would say ditch the condoms (or whatever). 50 and pregnant does not sound fun. In fact, any age and pregnant does not sound fun to me :)
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    Ha! Wow, those people really don't let age slow them down I guess.

    Hope I'm still pokin' at that age...kind of gross to think about right now, but I'm sure it'll seem completely normal when I'm 70.
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    I would talk to your doctor about that. It probably depends on your menopause status.
  • creech6317
    creech6317 Posts: 869 Member
    Age (Years) Estimated Number of Diagnoses of HIV Infection, 2010

    Ages 45-49 5,296
    Ages 50-54 3,671
    Ages 55-59 2,154
    Ages 60-64 1,119
    Ages 65 or older 853

    Protection is a must for all ages.
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    Ha! Wow, those people really don't let age slow them down I guess.

    Hope I'm still pokin' at that age...kind of gross to think about right now, but I'm sure it'll seem completely normal when I'm 70.

    You'd only need to use protection if you were not in a stable, long-term, monogamous relationship. If you've been having sex with the same person (and neither of you have had sex with other people) for 20 years, your risk of contracting a new STI from that person is very low.
  • Chapter3point6
    Chapter3point6 Posts: 1,233
    Don't be silly, protect your willy
  • harleydall76
    harleydall76 Posts: 586 Member
    If no one has been snipped or gone through menopause, then I say better safe than sorry. I'm infertile, but still have my lady parts, so I don't take chances. I have no desire to be a 40-or-50-something year old new mom.
  • Chapter3point6
    Chapter3point6 Posts: 1,233

    You'd only need to use protection if you were not in a stable, long-term, monogamous relationship. If you've been having sex with the same person (and neither of you have had sex with other people) for 20 years, your risk of contracting a new STI from that person is very low.

    Um, what about the people that think they are in a monogamous relationship???
  • lydia_the_tattooed_lady
    lydia_the_tattooed_lady Posts: 324 Member
    Eh, my mom was 47 when she had my youngest brother. It's not impossible :) (it was without ANY fertility treatments, btw. We're just natural fertile myrtles lol)
  • jcstanton
    jcstanton Posts: 1,849 Member
    Protection. It's not just for birth control.

    no-STDs1.jpg
  • Lacebopp
    Lacebopp Posts: 92 Member
    Fun Fact: The Villages in Florida, which is a retirement community and really a small self contained city, has the highest rate of STD's.

    So in answer to your question yes. Use protection.

    Ha! Wow, those people really don't let age slow them down I guess.

    I'm just 4 years from 50 and my honey and I get it EVERY DAY! (and Night!) LOL Age is just a Number!

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