10 scientific reasons to fuck ;)
 

(WebMD) When you're in the mood, it's a sure bet that the last thing on your mind is boosting your immune system or maintaining a healthy weight. Yet good sex offers those health benefits and more.

That's a surprise to many people, says Joy Davidson, PhD, a New York psychologist and sex therapist. "Of course, sex is everywhere in the media," she says. "But the idea that we are vital, sexual creatures is still looked at in some cases with disgust or in other cases a bit of embarrassment. So to really take a look at how our sexuality adds to our life and enhances our life and our health, both physical and psychological, is eye-opening for many people."

Sex does a body good in a number of ways, according to Davidson and other experts. The benefits aren't just anecdotal or hearsay -- each of these 10 health benefits of sex is backed by scientific scrutiny.

Among the benefits of healthy loving in a relationship:

1. Sex Relieves Stress

A big health benefit of sex is lower blood pressure and overall stress reduction, according to researchers from Scotland who reported their findings in the journal Biological Psychology. They studied 24 women and 22 men who kept records of their sexual activity. Then the researchers subjected them to stressful situations -- such as speaking in public and doing verbal arithmetic -- and noted their blood pressure response to stress.

Those who had intercourse had better responses to stress than those who engaged in other sexual behaviors or abstained.

Another study published in the same journal found that frequent intercourse was associated with lower diastolic blood pressure in cohabiting participants. Yet other research found a link between partner hugs and lower blood pressure in women.

2. Sex Boosts Immunity

Good sexual health may mean better physical health. Having sex once or twice a week has been linked with higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin A or IgA, which can protect you from getting colds and other infections. Scientists at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., took samples of saliva, which contain IgA, from 112 college students who reported the frequency of sex they had.

Those in the "frequent" group -- once or twice a week -- had higher
levels of IgA than those in the other three groups -- who reported being abstinent, having sex less than once a week, or having it very often, three or more times weekly.

3. Sex Burns Calories

Thirty minutes of sex burns 85 calories or more. It may not sound like much, but it adds up: 42 half-hour sessions will burn 3,570 calories, more than enough to lose a pound. Doubling up, you could drop that pound in 21 hour-long sessions.

"Sex is a great mode of exercise," says Patti Britton, PhD, a Los Angeles sexologist and president of the American Association of Sexuality Educators and Therapists. It takes work, from both a physical and psychological perspective, to do it well, she says.

4. Sex Improves Cardiovascular Health

While some older folks may worry that the efforts expended during sex could cause a stroke, that's not so, according to researchers from
England. In a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, scientists found frequency of sex was not associated with stroke in the 914 men they followed for 20 years.

And the heart health benefits of sex don't end there. The researchers also found that having sex twice or more a week reduced the risk of fatal heart attack by half for the men, compared with those who had sex less than once a month.

5. Sex Boosts Self-Esteem

Boosting self-esteem was one of 237 reasons people have sex, collected by University of Texas researchers and published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior.

That finding makes sense to Gina Ogden, PhD, a sex therapist and marriage and family therapist in Cambridge, Mass., although she finds that those who already have self-esteem say they sometimes have sex to feel even better. "One of the reasons people say they have sex is to feel good about themselves," she tells WebMD. "Great sex begins with self-esteem, and it raises it. If the sex is loving, connected, and what you want, it raises it."

6. Sex Improves Intimacy

Having sex and orgasms increases levels of the hormone oxytocin, the
so-called love hormone, which helps us bond and build trust. Researchers from
the University of Pittsburgh and the University of North Carolina evaluated 59
premenopausal women before and after warm contact with their husbands and partners ending with hugs. Tey found that the more contact, the higher the oxytocin levels.

"Oxytocin allows us to feel the urge to nurture and to bond," Britton says.

Higher oxytocin has also been linked with a feeling of generosity. So if you're feeling suddenly more generous toward your partner than usual, credit the love hormone.

7. Sex Reduces Pain

As the hormone oxytocin surges, endorphins increase, and pain
declines. So if your headache, arthritis pain, or PMS symptoms seem to improve after sex, you can thank those higher oxytocin levels.

In a study published in the Bulletin of Experimental Biology and
Medicine, 48 volunteers who inhaled oxytocin vapor and then had their fingers pricked lowered their pain threshold by more than half.

8. Sex Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk

Frequent ejaculations, especially in 20-something men, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer later in life, Australian researchers reported in the British Journal of Urology International. When they followed men diagnosed with prostate cancer and those without, they found no association of prostate cancer with the number of sexual partners as the men reached their 30s, 40s, and 50s.

But they found men who had five or more ejaculations weekly while in their 20s reduced their risk of getting prostate cancer later by a third.

Another study, reported in the Journal of the American Medical
Association, found that frequent ejaculations, 21 or more a month, were linked to lower prostate cancer risk in older men, as well, compared with less frequent ejaculations of four to seven monthly.

9. Sex Strengthens Pelvic Floor Muscles

For women, doing a few pelvic floor muscle exercises known as Kegels during sex offers a couple of benefits. You will enjoy more pleasure, and you'll also strengthen the area and help to minimize the risk of incontinence later in life.

To do a basic Kegel exercise, tighten the muscles of your pelvic floor, as if you're trying to stop the flow of urine. Count to three, then release.

10. Sex Helps You Sleep Better

The oxytocin released during orgasm also promotes sleep, according to research.

And getting enough sleep has been linked with a host of other good things, such as maintaining a healthy weight and blood pressure. Something to think about, especially if you've been wondering why your guy can be active one minute and snoring the next.


so, get out there..and do what comes naturally...its GOOD for you!!!

Thanks for that

Sweet! I shall print this out and use it to my advantage in Phoenix. :winkwink:

You only fuck once a year?

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That's awesome.

Got any scientific reasons I should rub one out? ........ Just one will do.

At least once per week. Notice my :winkwink:

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Nice list.............

i've 10 for you....

1. Masturbation lets us explore our body and discover the sensations and caresses that excite us the most. We learn more about our sexual needs and the way to satisfy them. Of course, we can then share this knowledge with our lovers...
2. Masturbation procures a real relief, physical and emotional. It relieves the tensions born from our sex impulses and helps us go to sleep. No more need for sleeping pills!!
3. It makes us more realistic by teaching us to separate sex from love. Having an orgasm does not mean being in love!
4. If you are lonely, you might still not resist that chocolate bar, but if you masturbate regularly, you (probably) won't crave sex so much that you go and have it with just anyone.
5. Masturbation gives you the opportunity to concentrate on your own pleasure without being too worried about your partner's.
6. Masturbation helps fight certain sexual dysfunctions: great difficulty reaching an orgasm for some woman, premature ejaculation for some men. For a man suffering from premature ejaculation, it is sometimes advisable to masturbate and ejaculate at least an hour before having sex, this will help delay the next ejaculation.
7. Masturbation will increase the frequency of orgasms, with or without your partner. Young woman who are used to reaching orgasm through masturbation will more easily reach orgasm with their lover.
8. It is good for your health: orgasms lead to an increase in blood flow, render the skin more brilliant and fight the effects of stress. For woman, orgasms strengthen and, at the same time, soften the vaginal muscles, handy when making love.
9. The Kinsey report proved it; people who masturbate early in life lead a more active and fulfilling sex life, and for a longer time.
10. There is nothing wrong with feeling good.

HAPPY SPANKING!!!

I'm set thru the end of the month now, thanks.


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cant u get the same effects from masturbation vs sex? Does it make a difference

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5. Sex Boosts Self-Esteem

... unless it completely DESTROYS your self-esteem, in which case the list is shortened to 9. :)

That thought crossed my mind too!

What about masturbation?

I willbring this last when i go to clubs and see if it helps..

good list there :thumbsup

yah babyyyyyy :thumbsup

I need to get laid very soon!

Of course you provide no link, like the wife is gonna believe some shit I read on gfy, but if you gave me a link to a official site she might believe it...

Kinsey was a fucking quack. We're talking about a guy who figured pedophilia should be classified as a sexual orientation instead of looked upon as a deviant perversion here.

well, at least i know why i am always sick ....

I don't need ten reasons! One is enough.

very interesting:-)

i so fucking agree with everything lol

everything states there is all fu**ng true :):):)

does jacking off count? :1orglaugh

Thanks for the information. Very interesting. :thumbsup

good to know...but even without scientific approval I think I´d still fuck...

ask and ye shall receive...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n3961093.shtml

good list looololol

lol! :winkwink:

i'll definitely agree with you. :thumbsup

nice to know that's why i love sex

LOL is that why I'm losing weight

Nice list :thumbsup

I'm forwarding this to my gf.

She always says "give me a good reason why we should have sex tonight?"

Now i can give the bitch 10 !!

Using those against my wife right now.

nice info :thumbsup

gonna print this out each time i meet a new girl

Spread the word.. :)