1 Sexual Health
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
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
, or having it very often, three or more times week 5. 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 that the 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.
6. 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 selfesteem
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.
7. 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. They
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
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. Sex Strengthens Pelvic Floor Muscles
For women, doing a few pelvic floor muscle exercises known as Kegel exercises 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.
11. 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
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