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Message: <blockquote data-quote="choppe" data-source="post: 10107699" data-attributes="member: 59712">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.         </blockquote>

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