Sexual health is the capacity to enjoy and control sexual and reproductive behaviour in accordance
with a social and personal ethic. It is influenced by a great many factors ranging from behaviour,
attitudes, violence, biological and genetic factors, mental health, acute and chronic illnesses.
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Why sex is good for men
1. Sex can be good for your heart. The idea that men are more at risk of a
heart attack during love-making is mostly misconception, say experts. As far
as the heart is concerned, sex is just another form of exercise. However, if
you are over 50, overweight and unfit, there is a risk to your heart -
just as there would be if you suddenly and vigorously took up any form of
exercise.
2. Previous research suggested that greater sexual activity was linked to a
higher risk of prostate cancer, but findings from Nottingham University
suggest the opposite is true: that increased activity is protective for
older men. Doctors can't say for certain that having regular sex can protect
older men from prostate cancer, because such studies don't prove the
mechanism through which risk is reduced. But many men who maintain a regular
sex life are also likely to maintain a healthy lifestyle in terms of regular
exercise and a better diet. That's likely playing a bigger part in their
prostate cancer risk reduction.
3. Studies have revealed that testosterone levels increase during and after
sex. This may provide some protection against male osteoporosis.
4. Sexual activity can also protect you against other unwanted changes. Some
scientists have linked low levels of sexual activity to structural changes
in the penis or testicles which appear to reduce them in size.
5. Having more sex might increase immunity from colds and flu. Having sex
once or twice a week has been linked with higher levels of immunoglobulin A,
or IgA, a substance found in saliva and the nasal lining thought to help our
immune systems fight colds and flu.
6. One of the largest studies on longevity and sex - conducted on Welsh
men - found that those who had sex less than once a month had double the
risk of dying prematurely than those who had sex twice a week.
7. When it comes to sex for fertility, having sex little and often - at
least every other night - is far better than lots of it on infrequent
occasions. Unless a man has a low sperm count, the more often he has sex,
then the better the quality of his sperm.
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