Studies: sex linked to health
Chlamydia. Gonorrhea. HIV. Teen pregnancy.
These are common buzzwords in discussions of sex, during which education programs and the media tend to focus on its darker side. Other sources take the opposite tack, touting sex as a miracle panacea, with Top 10 lists and headlines like “Not Just Good, but Good for You” and “Is Sex Necessary?”
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By GJ (Unregistered User)
10:53pm on March 3, 2008
Please be careful about the articles that you cite. The article citing that sex/orgasm may be protective of endometriosis is fatally flawed. Most medical practitioners endorse the fact that women with endometriosis are less likely to have sexual intercourse because they are in PAIN. Thus, in the cited study, it is not surprising that women who reported more sex/orgasm were less likely to report endo because they were well enough to have sex. Any basic course in epi would have revealed such a flaw in the study's conclusions. No wonder the study was only accepted in such a low impact journal!!!!
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Although this might have been controlled in some studies, it seems obvious to point out that people who are physically fit and hormonally healthy are more likely to be attractive sexual partners, so might have more sex than unfit, depressed people. Since depression is also associated with relationship dissatisfaction, it seems that many depressed people just wouldn't be in the mood as often as their euthymic counterparts.