{"id":1607,"date":"2018-12-30T10:41:07","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T10:41:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2018-12-30T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2018-12-30T10:41:15","slug":"see-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-stop-having-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aptnewsghana.com\/index.php\/2018\/12\/30\/see-what-happens-to-your-body-when-you-stop-having-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"See what happens to your body when you stop having sex…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A LIFE without sex is something most of us would rather not imagine…it’s bad enough going through a dry spell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But every now and then there are bound to be periods of your life when you’re not getting laid as much as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Previous research has found that more than half of older Brits have too little sex<\/a>, with 52 per cent of over-65s lusting for more bedroom action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what effect does knocking nookie on the head have on your body?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will inevitably take a toll on your body and general psyche if you go from regularly having sex to a bonk-free existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And perhaps unsurprisingly, it’s women who seem to come off worst…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can a loss of libido affect your body?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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According to Sari Cooper, LCSW, a certified sex therapist, some \npeople who refrain from sex begin to feel more sluggish, with less \nvitality and hunger for sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sari told Reader’s Digest<\/a> that some of his clients describe the scenario as “out of sight, out of mind”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it’s not the same for everybody. During a fallow period, some people begin to find the idea of sex MORE desirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can lack of sex have an affect on your mental health?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The lack of physical contact sex brings can leave some people feeling seriously down in the dumps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen people have sex they’re usually having skin-to-skin contact, \nand this kind of contact is the first primal way we as humans get \ncomforted [as babies with our mothers],\u201d Cooper explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cSexual connection give partners loads of skin-to-skin caressing and \ntouch, and can help to regulate one another\u2019s moods,\u201d – generally \nthrough the release of the feel-good hormone oxytocin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thankfully, studies suggest a lack of sexual activity is not going to cause clinical depression.
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How does a lack of sex affect your vaginal walls?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This is primarily a problem for women who are going through the menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you radically reduce the amount of sex you have as you get older, \nthe walls of your vagina thin out and can lead to painful sex when you \nfinally get back into the sack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, the North American Menopause Society has recommended having regular penetrative sex to help vaginal health during menopause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can a lack of sex mean loss of lubrication?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If it’s been a while, the vagina can struggle to lubricate itself \nwhen you start having sex – again a more common side-effect for older \nwomen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s down to a lack of the hormone oestrogen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lauren Streicher MD and author of Sex Rx: Hormones, Health, and Your \nBest Sex Ever, explained: “If you take a young woman who’s 20 or 30 \nyears old she\u2019s going to have plenty of oestrogen around to make sure \nthose tissues stay healthy, elastic, and lubricated when she\u2019s not \nhaving sex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If you take someone who’s 60 and has no oestrogen, she has lost that piece of it.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How does a lack of sex affect your period pains?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Bizarrely, having sex during your period is actually a good way of lessening menstrual cramps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The uterus is a muscle and many women will actually have a uterine \ncontraction when they orgasm, which will cause the blood to expel more \nquickly, which will in turn decrease menstrual cramps,” Dr Streicher \nsaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Also, there may be an increase in endorphins, which also will help with menstrual cramps.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How does a lack of sex affect stress?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For some people, getting jiggy in the bedroom is their way of de-stressing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If that’s the case, not having sex could cause an increase in your stress level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it’s not the same for everyone, as Dr. Steicher pointed out that \nfor some women, “sex is actually stressful for a variety of reasons: It \nmay be painful, or it could be one more thing on their to-do list”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Does a lack of sex stop you getting as many UTIs?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

So it turns out it’s not all bad news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sex is responsible for potentially increasing the risk of recurrent \nbladder infections due to the spread of bacteria that can occur, \naccording to Dr Streicher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And the journal American Family Physician stated: \u201cFrequency of \nsexual intercourse is the strongest predictor of recurrent urinary tract\n infections.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A priori, less sex equals less sitting on the loo wincing in agony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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