Posted on 01/27/2006 10:11:47 AM PST by dukeman
PAISLEY, Scotland - Research has long confirmed the health-promoting benefits of sexual intercourse. By strengthening the emotional bond between spouses, regular sexual intercourse has been shown to reduce the risk for heart attack by up to 50% in some studies. A new UK study adds to those findings revealing that only heterosexual intercourse - not homosexual sex or self abuse - has significant stress-reducing effects, as measured by blood pressure responses to stressful situations.
The research conducted by Dr. Stuart Brody from Paisley University is summed up by its title: "Blood pressure reactivity to stress is better for people who recently had penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) than for people who had other or no sexual activity." Published in the February issue of Biological Psychology, Brody found that blood pressure measured during stressful periods - such as after public speaking or doing "verbal arithmetic" - was significantly reduced in those who had "PVI" within a two-week period. Those who had engaged in the abnormal sexual practices had no alteration of their stress response. On average, a 14 point (systolic) reduction in blood pressure was observed in those who engaged in "PVI" before a stressful event.
"The magnitude of the sexual behaviour effect on BP reactivity is greater than of other factors in the literature," his research stated. "The effects are not attributable simply to the short-term relief afforded by orgasm, but rather, endure for at least a week," he added, as reported by New Scientist. Brody speculated that oxytocin, the "pair-bonding" hormone, released between heterosexual partners may be the reason for the calming effects.
Adding to this have been other reports confirming that not only is heterosexual sex more beneficial than other sexual practices, those benefits are most pronounced among couples in committed, life-long marriages.
A 100-page report, by Dr. Matthew D. Bramlett and his team at U.S. National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) in Hyattsville, Maryland, confirmed that married people, as reported in the Washington Times, "are likely to live longer, engage in less risky behavior, be more health conscious and have more satisfying sexual lives, higher wages and larger savings than unmarried people.
bump...bump....bump....
Wowee, who'da thunk it?
"SWM seeks SWF for prolonged PVI"
The left out spanking.
Then why did Bill Clinton need surgery...he should be healthy as a horse.
My wife clipped out this article and gave it to me. She said, "take this to work and show it to the boys. They can make copies and show it to their wives so they can get lucky more often."
My response was, "I don't see anywhere in here where it mentions a wife being involved."
An amazingly astute grasp of the obvious.
" self abuse "?
To each other, or just married in general?
Wow. You are either the bravest chap I know or the most stupid . . .
That's what they mean by self abuse.
"Self abuse"? Unless they're referring to self mutilation this is absurd.
LOL, self abuse, I saw that. Do they mean masturbation? Calling it self abuse is rather silly, LOL.
remember it is PVI, not PLI with monica......and also in a committed relationship......
The article said the benefit is only for normal sexual activity.
No PVI for you! :)
DUH! When will this study be in the MSM? Probably never. The media is so busy pushing the gay agenda they don't care if the truth is suppressed. Some things are meant to be exits only.
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