10 Surprising Health Benefits of Sex
The perks of sex extend well beyond the bedroom.
Reviewed by
Michael W. Smith, MD
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1. Less Stress, Better Blood Pressure
Having sex could lower your stress and your blood pressure.That finding comes from a Scottish study of 24 women and 22 men who kept records of their sexual activity. The researchers put them in stressful situations -- such as speaking in public and doing math out loud -- and checked their blood pressure.
People who'd had sex responded better to stress than those who engaged in other sexual behaviors or abstained.
Another study found that diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number of your blood pressure) tends to be lower in people who live together and have sex often.
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