Full list of why you need sex

For fans of abstinence came joyless tidings. If abstaining from sex and useful, that is only from a spiritual point of view. It is no good for the body is not abstinence, wrote an influential American publication Forbes (translation site Inopressa.ru).

The best that modern science can say about sexual abstinence, is the fact that it is harmless in moderate quantities. Conversely, a regular healthy sex makes a lot of advantages, both men and women (of course, it is assumed that in this case you do not catch any sexually transmitted infection).

Specialists at Queen's University in Belfast, a study was conducted in which they have traced the dependence of the overall health of the regularity of sexual intercourse. Thus researchers analyzed data on deaths among approximately 1000 middle-aged men over a decade. Objective studies - comparing people of the same economic status, age and health, but sexually active varying intensity. The results were published in 1997 in the journal British Medical Journal. It was found that among men who had the most orgasms, mortality rates were half lower than those who never had sex.

But there are other studies, more or less scientific, which also seek to prove that having sex even a few times a week, a favorable effect on health:

- Improves sense of smell. After sex increases the production of the hormone prolactin. This, in turn, causes stem cells in the brain to form new neurons in the olfactory center.

- Reduces the risk of heart disease. Following the above study at Queen's University in 2001, scientists have focused their attention on the cardiovascular system. They found that men who have sex three times a week or more, the likelihood of heart attack and stroke is reduced by half.

- Weight loss, overall fitness. Sex - it is also exercise. A vigorous bout burns some 200 calories - about the same as running 15 minutes on a treadmill or a game of squash. A person aroused, the pulse rate increases from 70 to 150 beats per minute, the same as that of an athlete putting forth maximum effort. In addition, muscle contractions during intercourse developing pelvis, thighs, buttocks, arms and chest. Sex also boosts production of testosterone, which leads to stronger bones and muscles. Men's Health magazine even named the bed "the best exercise equipment ever invented.

- Decreases depression. Is the result of a study conducted in 2002 among 293 women. American psychologist Gordon Gallup reported that sexually active women whose partners during sexual acts are not using condoms were less subject to depression than those women whose partners used a condom. One possible explanation of this dependence is that Prostoglandin - a hormone found in semen - is absorbed in the female genital tract, thus modulating female hormones.

- Anesthesia. Immediately before orgasm, levels of the hormone oxytocin surge to five times compared to their normal level. This, in turn, leads to the formation of endorphins, which have an analgesic effect in any type of pain, ranging from head and ending with the pain of arthritis to even migraine. In women, sex also prompts production of estrogen, which can reduce the pain associated with PMS.

- Decreases the probability of influenza and colds. At Wilkes University, Wilkes University in Pennsylvania has produced a study, according to which people who have sex once or twice a week, the amount of antibody called immunoglobulin A was 30% higher than that of those who engage in them less frequently. These antibodies are known so that they strengthen the immune system.

- Improving the state of the bladder. Heard of Dr. Kegel exercises for the muscles of genitals? You do them without even realizing it, every time you stem your flow of urine. So, those same muscles are worked during sexual intercourse.

- Improving the state of the teeth. In spermoplazme contains zinc, calcium and other minerals that have been shown to retard tooth decay. Caring for children, we will not specify how these minerals reach their goal. Suffice it to say that such a method, perhaps, is more effective, and most importantly - a more satisfying experience than squeezing a toothpaste. By the way, the scientists found that the rules of hygiene requires brushing your teeth before or after intercourse, which in itself contributes to maintaining healthy teeth.

- Prostate health. Some urologists believe that there is a correlation between frequency of ejaculation and cancer of the prostate gland. The arguments are as follows: for the production of semen prostate and seminal vesicles are removed from the blood substances such as zinc, citric acid, potassium, and then increasing their concentration up to 600 times. Carcinogens are also present in the blood, too concentrated. Instead of keeping these concentrated carcinogens in the body better rid of them. This can be done through good old sex. However, if your goal is only a cleansing of the prostate, then the best will do masturbate, especially if you have multiple partners, since having sex with multiple partners, by itself, may increase the risk of cancer by 40 percent. This is due to the fact that there is a risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases. So if you want to take advantage of the purification of the prostate gland without associated risk, Try hands. The study, published recently in the British Journal of Urology International asserts that men in the 20 years of age due to ejaculation more than five times a week for one-third lower probability of cancer of the prostate.

At the time, like a big sexual appetite and physical opportunity to meet him are not always ideal indicators of health, the unwillingness to have sexual intercourse may be a sign that not everything is in place in the body, especially if the reason for this reluctance is a weak erection.

Urologist J. Francois Eid indicates that there is a link between violations of erection and operation of the cardiovascular system. Difficulties with erection of the penis may be an indication that somewhere in the body there are sick blood vessels. "This could be the first sign of hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol. This is a signal to make to see a doctor." Treatment and exercise can correct the situation, says Dr. Eid: "Men who play sports and who have a good heart and low heart rate, have a full erection."

But can there be too much sex?

Answer (with the number of physiological point of view) is: if you are a woman, then perhaps not. Well, if you're a man, it all depends on your abilities. Dr. Claire Bailey of the University of Bristol said that it is unlikely that women can, if so, get "overdose" of sex. Regular practice of sex, she says, not only strengthen the stomach and buttocks but also improve posture.

Dr. George Winch Jr., an obstetrician-gynecologist, agrees. If the woman had not reached menopause and physically healthy, then the additional classes have sex - not a problem. "I do not think that a woman can reach the point where sex is too much - he said. - Provided that no sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. True, there are sometimes problems with lubrication. In this case can be formed of irritation and abrasions .

At the same time, women who abstain from sex, expose themselves to certain risks. After menopause, it can be expressed in vaginal atrophy. Dr. Winch talks about one of his female patients of middle age: "She has not had sex in over three years. She just was not interested in it. The opening of her vagina is narrowed. This may lead to dispaurenii or pain during intercourse. I told her : "You better buy a vibrator, and not be worse."

As regards men, urologist Eid says that they may "bend the stick, especially when drugs like Viagra, give men more sexual power than can be useful for them.

The penis, says Dr. Eid, amazingly flexible, but everything has limits. When excessive load may experience penile tissue damage, and irreversible.
But can there be too much sex?

Answer (with the number of physiological point of view) is: if you are a woman, then perhaps not. Well, if you're a man, it all depends on your abilities. Dr. Claire Bailey of the University of Bristol said that it is unlikely that women can, if so, get "overdose" of sex. Regular practice of sex, she says, not only strengthen the stomach and buttocks but also improve posture.

Dr. George Winch Jr., an obstetrician-gynecologist, agrees. If the woman had not reached menopause and physically healthy, then the additional classes have sex - not a problem. "I do not think that a woman can reach the point where sex is too much - he said. - Provided that no sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy. True, there are sometimes problems with lubrication. In this case can be formed of irritation and abrasions .

At the same time, women who abstain from sex, expose themselves to certain risks. After menopause, it can be expressed in vaginal atrophy. Dr. Winch talks about one of his female patients of middle age: "She has not had sex in over three years. She just was not interested in it. The opening of her vagina is narrowed. This may lead to dispaurenii or pain during intercourse. I told her : "You better buy a vibrator, and not be worse."

As regards men, urologist Eid says that they may "bend the stick, especially when drugs like Viagra, give men more sexual power than can be useful for them.

The penis, says Dr. Eid, amazingly flexible, but everything has limits. When excessive load may experience penile tissue damage, and irreversible.

"The young man who is very strong, and who likes rough sex, could damage the cavernous body," - he says. Drugs increase the hardness of the penis, in addition, they allow men to have second and third orgasms without interruption.

There is an explanation of why the penis becomes flaccid. It thus rests. The blood inside him once again filled with oxygen. "During an erection, - explains Eid, - penis there is very little blood. Tissue to relax, to get oxygen. If you do not give them a rest, they are not getting enough oxygen."