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Is Sex Good for You?




Maybe for different reasons for women and men, but the answer is yes.


By Rich Maloof for MSN Health & Fitness

Regardless of anything else running through your mind in the aftermath of a sexual encounter, MSN wants to know: Was it good for you?
Sex is healthy for the prostate.
Chronic prostate irritation, or prostatitis, can result in pelvic discomfort as well as problems with urinating frequency and urgency. Doctors often recommend routine sexual activity to men with prostatitis because ejaculations help flush the prostate clean. The gland’s function is to contribute to the production of seminal fluid, and regular evacuations represent a pleasurable bit of self-care.
However, the recommendation is difficult to follow when inflammation from prostatitis impairs sexual functionality. Dr. Jeffrey Kaufman, president of the American Association of Clinical Urologists, explains that medical intervention can help. “Medication for the prostate or a pill like Viagra can help break the cycle and enable a man to perform,” says Kaufman. “As his sexual function gets better, his urinary function may get better until generally he’s having fewer problems.”
Kaufman adds that a man won’t become ill from not having sex (regardless of complaints to the contrary), but being active does promote better prostate health.
In women, sex maintains tissue elasticity and moisture.
Dr. Barbara Levy, a gynecologist in private practice in the Seattle area, explains that a regular sex life is important for maintaining healthy tissue as women age. “There is something to the adage ‘Use it or lose it,’” she says. “Especially in perimenopausal and menopausal women, sex maintains the integrity of vaginal and vulvar tissues. As hormone levels go down, a consistent sexual life will maintain the elasticity and moisture in those tissues.”

Dashed expectations can lead to real pain.
Infamously, a man can experience dull pain in the pelvis when a sexual act is cut short prior to climax. Kaufman describes the condition known medically as pelvic venous engorgement: “As the male body prepares for orgasm, one of the physiologic parameters is the increase of blood flow in the pelvis. When you’re stimulated to the point that you should be reaching orgasm—and, for whatever reason, you’re prevented from reaching it—there is pelvic engorgement of the blood vessels in the pelvis.”
That fullness in the veins leads to the ache. Contrary to what one may have guessed based on a schoolyard education, the pain doesn’t result from backed-up seminal fluid in the testicles (in fact, the testes are responsible for only about 1 percent of the ejaculate’s makeup). So why would testes in such a state be referred to as “blue” in the vernacular? Maybe they’re just sad.
Most claims about the health benefits of sex are subjective.
Visit the Sexual Studies section at your local bookstore and you can read declarations that sex fights cancer, limits depression, boosts the immune system, reduces risk of stroke, improves sense of smell and achieves world peace. Barring a handful of small studies, there is little science behind these claims.
What we do know is that people have a sense of well-being when they are physically active and when they enjoy intimate relationships. In these ways, sex shares in developing a healthy state of mind and body. The evidence is subjective much beyond that. A roll in the hay may very well fix that crick in your neck, but don’t ask for proof. “Just because we can’t prove it doesn’t mean we can’t believe it,” says Levy. “It just means we can’t make these claims with scientific certainty.”

No study has established sex as a painkiller.
Because orgasm promotes a spike in the production of the pain-dulling hormones endorphin and cortisol, it has been posited that sex relieves all kinds of aches and pains, including rheumatism and migraines. Most people basking in the afterglow will attest that their body feels good, and it’s a no-brainer that a satisfying encounter can temporarily relieve tension and stress (which lead to any number of ailments). But, as Kaufman explains, trying to relate sexual activity to pain relief is a difficult task.
“There is some relation to pain perception, but we don’t know exactly what it is,” says Kaufman. “Certainly there’s endorphin release with orgasm, but not there’s not a chronic [continual] elevation of endorphin levels like we see in someone who exercises vigorously week after week.” Therefore, it’s unlikely anyone could have enough sex to sustain hormone levels that might lead to genuine, sustained pain relief. It would be fun to try, though.
Join the Discussion: Is Sex Good for You?
Is Sex Good for You? has been reviewed for accuracy by Dr. Jeffrey Kaufman, President of the American Association of Clinical Urologists.

Source: msn. health & fitness

[Kvkcgktl]

All I know is... it certainly makes me feel better.

[pedFlicle]

I just think sex depends on the person you're with..
like if you're not feeling anything for the person you're with you're not going to like it

My sex, is just WOW o_o
WWWWWOW
lol

[Licacivelip]

i heard jacking off or having sex 2-3 times a week increases testosterone levels or something =/

[IronpumpedLady]

Is sex good for you? depends on who I'm having sex with

[egershna]

i heard jacking off or having sex 2-3 times a week increases testosterone levels or something =/

You will go on a rape spree with too much testosterone

[TimoDass]

sex ALWAYS makes me feel good.

[mudozvonf]

Im a virgin so I wouldnt know..

[pKgGpUlF]

i think it is. i always feel much better...its a stress reliever, and its like the untimate sleep aid. plus you get a small to intense workout depending on how long your having fun

[rNr5Di3S]

Sex is good for me well not right now because its nonexistant, but when my husband is around yes! its very good

[PareKeect]

fuck ya

[Ingeborga]

Sex is great.

Wait, that's the thing that means you have to buy her jewellery and stuff isn't it.

Oh maybe not so great for my bank manager

[dmitrynts]

Sex is great.

Wait, that's the thing that means you have to buy her jewellery and stuff isn't it.

Oh maybe not so great for my bank manager

no thats dating. then again MOST of the time you have to date before you get sex so.....

[AttableBewNaw]

All I know is... it certainly makes me feel better.

How am I not surprised?

[astonmartinrx371]

Sex is good for me well not right now because its nonexistant, but when my husband is around yes! its very good

So is that why your sig is what it is?

[curcercanty]

i heard jacking off or having sex 2-3 times a week increases testosterone levels or something =/

jacking off keeps about 95% of the male population from going on a tri-county killing spree.

[Tveabuti]

depends on who I'm having sex with

cryptic.


True...


and cryptic

[BamSaitinypap]

Hell yes its good for you