« No one is young after forty, but you can be irresistible at any age. » Coco Chanel.

« Forty is a terrible age. Because this is the age when we become what we are. » Charles Peguy.

«It was the year I turned XNUMX that I went completely crazy. Previously, like everyone else, I pretended to be normal. » Frederic Beigbeder.

«After forty years, a man is responsible for his face. » Leonardo DeVinci

« There is an age for telling yourself without too many lies: your forties. Before we embellish After we ramble. ” Jean-Claude Andro

« Forty years is the old age of youth, but fifty years is the youth of old age. ” Victor Hugo

The main causes of death at the age of 40 are unintentional injuries (car accidents, falls, etc.) at 20%, followed by cancer at 18%, then cardiovascular disease, cancer, heart attacks and liver pathologies.

At 40, there are about 38 years left to live for men and 45 years for women. The probability of dying at age 40 is 0,13% for women and 0,21% for men.

It is from the age of 40 that the sexual differences are minimal between men and women. On both sides, there is often a balance between sensuality and the genitality. For many in their forties, it is a moment ofapogee sexual.

On the other hand, new dangers lie in wait for those who have not found this balance. For example, sexually dissatisfied men will see the ” noon demon »And will want to finally live their adolescence … Some women who have not succeeded in developing sexually may, on the contrary, be completely disillusioned through sexuality.

On the other hand, quarantine brings with it a multitude of changes, especially on the physical level. In both men and women, the libido may decrease. Moreover, the erections may be less spontaneous, less firm and less durable. Ejaculations and orgasms may be less powerful: the number of orgasmic contractions may decrease.

The great danger is to consider all these changes, however normal, as sexual dysfunctions. Negative thoughts and second thoughts concerning his virility, his beauty or his power of seduction can then create a psychological and emotional state very harmful. Ignoring that these changes are normal, and the ensuing panic, is believed to be the main cause of impotence or loss of desire problems in people over 40.

Yet the ability to fun is in no way reduced, the bond can still grow and it is always possible to explore new erogenous zones.

From the age of 40, a mammogram should be performed every 2 years or every year if there are cases of breast cancer in the family.

The reasons for consultation related to hormonal changes and resulting in fatigue, tension in the breasts and irregular cycles are common.

This age often means a hormonal imbalance and often gives rise to a change of contraceptive.

At 40, we would have about fifteen friends that you can really count on. From the age of 70, this drops to 10, and finally drops to 5 only after 80 years.

Smokers aged 40 and over are advised to undergo spirometry tests to assess lung capacity and detect chronic lung disease (asthma, COPD) at the start of training. These tests are performed in a clinic or hospital. Check with your doctor.

People over 40 must come to terms with regret: after this age, it is usually no longer possible to read comfortably without correction. We call this presbyopia. Everyone is destined to experience this discomfort one day, because presbyopia is not a disease: it is a normal aging of the eye and its components. The first symptoms of presbyopia are often felt around the age of 40, when reading in insufficient light. Subsequently, the sensation of visual discomfort up close and the need to “force” reading are characteristic. The presbyopic often tends to move his book or journal away, and this is arguably the most telling symptom. Thus, at 45 years of age, one is generally unable to see clearly within 30 cm, and this distance increases to one meter by the age of 60.