It seems that making love is good for your health. Sex has a positive effect on emotional well-being but also on physical fitness. Is sex good for morale and for the body? We take stock.

Having sex can have a beneficial effect on mental health. Beyond the feeling of happiness linked to the union of the bodies, during sexual intercourse and more specifically during orgasm, the body releases a large amount of oxytocin.

Also known as the “love hormone” or “happiness hormone”, plays a key role in human bonding and causes the urethra and uterus to contract during intercourse. Oxytocin is also secreted during childbirth and breastfeeding.

In addition to being good for morale, sex can reduce anxiety and stress. How? ‘Or’ What ? Once again thanks to oxytocin! “It slows down the secretion of cortisol – the stress hormone -”, explains the Swiss Medical Review.

The release of serotonin, the hormone involved in regulating mood and anxiety, also provides a feeling of calm and general well-being effective against stress and anxiety.

The hormonal release at the time of intercourse acts as a natural pain reliever. The body releases a cocktail of pleasure and well-being hormones, oxytocin, dopamine and endorphin which help reduce pain.

According to a study called “Menstrubation” and conducted by the Womanizer sex toy range and the Lunacopine cup brand, sexual pleasure is effective in relieving pain during menstruation. 70% of women surveyed believe that regular masturbation has an impact on the intensity of menstrual pain and would reduce it.

Making love would promote falling asleep thanks to the hormone shoote released during the sexual act. The sexual act activates the production of oxytocin and melatonin increases for our greatest happiness. Relaxed and relaxed, partners enjoy a peaceful sleep.

According to a study published in the medical journal European Urology in 2017, researchers at Boston University in the United States observed a decrease in the risk of prostate cancer (-20%) in men who ejaculated at least 21 times per month. Based on these results, the British health authorities then encouraged men over 40 to ejaculate between 13 and 21 times per month.

Sex would also have a beneficial impact on the functioning of the heart. Indeed, during a sexual intercourse the heart rate increases which stimulates the circulation of the blood. Making love would therefore be a good way to stimulate your cardiovascular system and maintain good blood pressure.

In his book Choose your genetic destiny (ed. Fayard) Professor Deray, head of the nephrology service at La Pitié-Salpêtrière in Paris states that “in people who have sex at least once a week, antibody levels are more than 30% and the inflammation in the blood subsides ”.

According to a study conducted by Wilkes University in Pennsylvania on 112 students in 2004 and relayed by the National Library of Medicine, sexuality would indeed have an effect on the immune system. A saliva test was performed to determine the level of immunoglobulin A, antibodies present in particular in the mucous membranes of the respiratory and digestive tracts which protect the body against bacteria and viruses. Research determined that the group who had sex once or twice a week had the highest levels of immunoglobulin A.

Sex also has virtues on physical form. A study carried out by the University of Quebec in Montreal reveals that after a 25-minute sexual intercourse men burn an average of 101 calories compared to 69 for women.

An energy expenditure far from exceeding that of a sports session (a 30-minute jog is equivalent to 276 calories for a man and 213 for an average woman) but which makes it possible to combine the useful with the pleasant.