Sexual Activity Can Predict Cardiovascular Disease
Sex not only make you feel good, sex is also good for the heart. The findings are published in the American Journal of Cardiology says that men with low frequency of sexual activity at greater risk of experiencing heart disease.
Men who reported sexual activity once a month or less have an increased risk of heart disease higher than men who reported intercourse twice or more a week.
Previous studies, bright researchers Susan A. Hall, PhD from the New England Research Institutes, has examined the relationship between erectile dysfunction and heart disease. But, this is the first study to look at the relationship between frequency of sexual activity and heart disease, irrespective of erectile dysfunction.
Hall and his friends to analyze the man who took part in the Massachusetts Male Aging Study. This study erectile dysfunction study and other variables of sexual function, such as libido.
The study involved 1165 men (average age 50) with no history of cardiovascular disease (such as heart disease, stroke, arterial disease) at the beginning of the study. Approximately 213 participants suffering from erectile dysfunction at the beginning of the study. The participants followed for 16 years.
Researchers found an increased risk of cardiovascular disease often with a reduction in the frequency of sexual activity.
Men who reported sexual intercourse two to three times a week 45 percent risk of experiencing lower cardiovascular disease than men who only perform once or less a month sexual relationship. These findings have been taking into account other factors, such as age and erectile dysfunction.
“Results show that the low frequency of sexual activity can predict cardiovascular disease, apart from erectile dysfunction,” explained the researcher, as quoted by WebMD site.
Researchers also saw the role of sexual desire and ability to perform a sexual activity as a risk factor affecting the heart. “Men who are sexually active tend to have a libido and able to perform physical activity. Thus, the ability to have sex is one pemanda general health
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Posted: January 29th, 2010 under Sex, medical clinic, opinion.
Tags: cardiovascular disease, erectile dysfunction, heart, libido, Sex, sexual
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