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Many physical changes can take place during middle adulthood. One is **menopause ** which occurs in women and is the stoppage of their monthly menstrual cycle.Other physical changes are elasticity in the skin, changes to hair color, and also losing their vision. Along with the loss of vision many people in middle adulthood go through **presbycusis** which is the loss of hearing mostly high-frequency tones. When reaching middle adulthood sexual active does not end. It may decline but the majority remains sexually active. The drop in testotrone for men is very gradual and cannot be fully factored as the cause of sexually activity slightly declining. An explanation for the decline in sexual activity is many middle aged adult not having the time for sexual activity as they are pressed with other thingsgoing on in life. Another change is **osteoporosis ** which is the loss of bone mass with age(Textbook) According to Shehey in the article "Middle and Late Adulthood Changes", "middle adulthood to some is considered the time to face the downside of life." With a lot of physical changes in middle adulthood we see the body starting to deteriorate and lose certain functions.

"Middle- and Late-Adulthood Changes." //Gather //. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2013.

Bee, Helen L., and Denise Roberts. Boyd. "Prenatal Development and Birth." Lifespan Development. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2002. N. pag. Print.

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