Email a Friend
Print Article
This article is from the WebMD News Archive
Best Age to Marry Climbing
June 23, 2006 -- The best age to get married is shifting higher in the minds of Americans, with 25 now viewed as the ideal age for women, 27 for men.
That's up from an ideal age of 21 for women given in 1946. Americans then thought men should be 25, according to a new Gallup Poll reporting the change in attitudes.
The poll showed that America's opinion about the best time to get married has shifted dramatically over the last 60 years.
Best Age for 'I Do'
In 1946, 50% of Americans said women should be married by age 21, and only 4% said women should be over the age of 25 when they marry.
In contrast, this year's annual poll showed the number of Americans who favored women marrying by the age of 21 had dropped to 20%, while the number preferring an older age (30 years or more) for brides had tripled from 4% to 12%.
As for men, only 11% of Americans today say men should be married by the age of 21, while those who believe a man should be at least 30 before he walks down the aisle also nearly tripled, from 11% in 1946 to 30% in 2006.
In addition, only 44% of Americans said men should be married by age 25, compared with 70% who felt that way 60 years ago.
Researchers say that despite the age shifts since 1946, the belief that men should marry at a later age than women has been consistent over time.
They also found the ideal age voiced for marriage did not vary much by the respondent's gender, age, or religion.
However, those with a high school education or less were four times more likely than those with some college to say a woman should be married by 21.
Health & Sex Guide
VIVELLE-DOT (estradiol transdermal system) IS AVAILABLE BY PRESCRPTION ONLY.
INDICATION
Vivelle-Dot is used after menopause to: reduce moderate to severe hot flashes; treat moderate to severe dryness, itching and burning in or around the vagina; help reduce your chances of getting osteoporosis (thin weak bones); and treat certain conditions in which a young woman's ovaries do not produce enough estrogens naturally. Vivelle-Dot 0.025 mg/day is only used to prevent osteoporosis from menopause. If you use Vivelle-Dot only to treat your dryness, itching, and burning in and around your vagina or if you use Vivelle-Dot only to prevent osteoporosis from menopause, talk with your healthcare professional about whether a different treatment or medicine without estrogens might be better for you.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Estrogens increase the chances of getting cancer of the uterus (womb). Report any unusual vaginal bleeding right away while you are taking estrogens. Vaginal bleeding after menopause may be a warning sign of cancer of the uterus (womb).
Do not use estrogens with or without progestins to prevent heart disease, heart attacks, or strokes. Using estrogens with or without progestins may increase your chances of getting heart attacks, strokes, breast cancer, and blood clots. Using estrogens with progestins may increase your risk of dementia (decline in memory and thinking skills).
Vivelle-Dot should not be used if you have unusual vaginal bleeding; currently have or have had certain cancers, including cancer of the breast or uterus; had a stroke or heart attack in the recent past (for example, in the past year); currently have or have had blood clots; currently have or have had liver problems; or think you may be, or know that you are, pregnant.
The most common side effects that may occur with Vivelle-Dot are headache, breast tenderness, and back pain.
You and your healthcare professional should talk regularly about whether you still need treatment with Vivelle-Dot.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Please see Full Prescribing Information for Vivelle-Dot.
Concerns-
1.
-
2.
-
3.
-
4.
-
5.
-
6.
-
7.
-
8.
-
9.
-
10.
-
11.
-
12.
Sure, it can tone and make your body more attractive, but did you know exercise can also improve your sex life?
Dr. Ruth's Sex Advice for Single Women
