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Sexuality in older age is a phenomenon of incipient development in the gerontological field. There are beliefs and stereotypes that tend to place older people as asexual subjects, and to establish a natural association between aging and declining sexual activity. However, the literature indicates that older people can be sexually active, developing different experiences around it. From the perspective of gender, women are considered to face greater difficulties for enjoyment and sexuality on their life trajectory. The article presents the results of a qualitative descriptive study. The aim of this study was to reveal how significant sexuality is to the elderly female participants of the Office of the Elderly in the commune of Valparaíso. Six women between the age of sixty-four and seventy-six took part in the study. The results suggest that older women put sexuality in a secondary place in their lives, given an amount of experiences that were not very positive and pleasurable, related to a weak bond with their partners and situations of violence that had a great impact on the value that they now give to the subject. At the same time their experiences show evidence of traditional gender roles and an association of sexuality with reproduction and breeding, although they recognize that, being older women, they have allowed themselves to experience sexuality with greater autonomy, freedom and ability of exploration. It is concluded that sexuality is experienced mainly from a spiritual and affective dimension, and not from intercourse itself. They prioritize caring relationships in their daily life and family affective bonds over couple relationships. Even so, they value an increase in their capacity for autonomy, knowledge of their body and exploration, which is more developed now in their old age.

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