The studies on younger people received funding because their cohort was most affected by HIV/AIDS, suggests Lindau, a popular and crucial research subject at that time. However, as effective treatments for HIV/AIDs extended the lives of those living with the virus, research on the subject shifted to encompass older people. Meanwhile, the “successful marketing of erectile dysfunction drugs” added another influence that “really opened the door” for studying sexuality among older adults, says Lindau.
