Sexuality

Studies Show Sex Can Help With Your Weight, Your Brain, Your Blood Pressure And More. 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... 

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For women, emotional infidelity is far more hurtful than a partner’s dalliance with a prostitute, writes Carol Hunt Take this scenario. It’s January 2009. Madam Hillary Rodham Clinton has just been sworn in as the 44th President of the United States of America. A day later at a press conference, her husband by her side, she explains to reporters that, shocked and hurt after the revelations... 

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Down in the dumps … depressed women have more sex than happy women. Depressed women have more sex than those who are happier, regardless of whether they are in a relationship or not, a study of Australians has found. A survey of Melbourne women presented at an international mental health conference has concluded that females who suffer from mild to moderate depression have a third more sexual... 

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People react in different ways when they realise they’re about to split up – they either get horribly, horribly upset and want to cry. Or they get angry. Or, if you both sort of know it’s coming, they get nostalgic. Thing is, all three reactions produce one thing: strong emotion. And strong emotion is always accompanied by high hormone levels. Because sexual stimulation also causes a surge... 

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Not getting any? You’re not alone: Women today have less time for sex than their 1950s counterparts. And it’s estimated that 40 million Americans have what experts call a sexless marriage (having sex less than 10 times a year). A regular sex life is good for your health. It can satisfy all sorts of emotional- and physical-intimacy needs and help partners stay close, says Anita H. Clayton,... 

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