According to psychologist-sexologist Rossiana Luchkina, some diseases increase the risk of sudden death during sex.
Sex-related overload is by no means the most common cause of death, so most people can safely enjoy themselves.
“Sex is a vigorous activity that increases blood pressure, heart rate and creates a lot of physical stress. If the body is not ready for such loads, there may be unpleasant consequences in the form of heart rhythm disturbances and hypertension, – Luchkina told Lente.ru.
As for the high-risk group, it includes “cores”, that is, patients with cardiovascular diseases, as well as those for whom doctors have forbidden active physical exercise.
The most common causes of death in sex time is sudden circulatory arrest and aortic dissection, she added. In addition, it is risky to have sex immediately after a heart attack.
However, if you choose a calm rhythm, optimal posture, observe pauses, you can enjoy sex without risk to health and under the above conditions, the expert emphasized.
Sex, in fact, is very good for health, as both feminine and masculine.
- Having sex produces a huge amount of endorphins, it raises the tone.
- Sex has a positive effect on the work of the immune and endocrine systems, the central nervous system.
- Regular sex is a decisive factor in the prevention of prostatitis and prostate adenoma.
- For women, sex is the prevention of endometriosis and uterine fibroids, as congestion in the pelvis is eliminated.
- Anxiety, stress and depression are reduced.
- Sex trains the heart and blood vessels.
Scientists from Washington University in St. Louis have proven the benefits of regular sex , the results of the study were published in The Sun.
The experiment lasted 11 years and involved more than 15,000 people. More than half of the volunteers had sex at least once a month, while 36% did it at least once a week.
During the experiment, 228 people died, of which 29 from cardiovascular diseases, and 62 – from cancer.
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Scientists have concluded that sexual activity reduces the risk of premature death by about 49%. So, an active sex life reduces the likelihood of dying from heart disease by 21%, and from cancer by 69%.
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