14 Reasons You Should Have Sex Now

Sources Medically Reviewed on 08/31/2020 Reviewed by Sabrina Felson, MD on August 31, 2020
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SOURCES:
Journal of Sexual Medicine: “The Relative Health Benefits of Different Sexual Activities.”
Planned Parenthood: “The Health Benefits of Sexual Expression.”
Society for Personality and Social Psychology: “Couples Who Have Sex Weekly Are Happiest.”
Oxford Age and Aging: “Sex on the brain! Associations between sexual activity and cognitive function in older age.”
Personality and Individual Differences: “Sexual activity as a predictor of life-span mortality risk.”
LiveScience: “6 (Other) Great Things Sex Can Do For You,” “Sex May Relieve Migraines.”
Cephalalgia: “The impact of sexual activity on idiopathic headaches: An observational study.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Why Sex Is Good for Your Health, Especially Your Heart.”
Harvard Health Publications: “Is sex exercise? And is it hard on the heart?” “Measuring Physical Activity.”
Journal of Health and Social Behavior: “Is Sex Good for Your Health? A National Study on Partnered Sexuality and Cardiovascular Risk Among Older Men and Women.”
Reviewed by Sabrina Felson, MD on August 31, 2020
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