A recent study from the US analysed the health data and sex lives of 14,542 men and women.
It found that women aged 20 to 59 who had sex less than once a week had a 70 per cent higher risk of dying within five years compared to those who had sex more than once a week.
The women having less sex were found to have elevated levels of a protein linked to inflammation, which can cause damage to healthy cells, tissues and organs.
The study authors from Walden University in Pennsylvania believe that sex contributes to good heart health, “possibly by reducing heart rate variability and increasing blood flow”.
They concluded that “there are benefits for women to having sex more than once a week” or around four times per month.
Infact, the act itself has previously been linked to myriad health benefits, including better sleep, improved brain function and looking younger.
However, the researchers were quick to note that while sex might improve health, it could also be that people in poor health have less ability to have sex.
To find the individuals for the study, published in the Journal of Psychosexual Health, the team used a big database from the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC).
National survey data including information on depression, obesity, ethnicity and reports of sexual activity.
Also included in the database were answers to the question: ‘In the past 12 months, how many times have you had vaginal or anal sex?’
What is the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest?
The options included: never, once, two to 11 times, 12 to 51 times, 52 to 103 times, 104 to 364 times, and 365 times or more in the past 12 months.
The reports showed that about 95 per cent of participants had sex more than 12 times per year, with 38 per cent doing it once a week or more.
Interestingly, the team also found that people with depression who had sex less than once a week were at 197 per cent risk of early death.
Dr Srikanta Banerjee, one of the study authors, suggested this was because “individuals with depression but high sexual frequency don’t feel harmful effects of depression as much.”
“Sex releases endorphins that may prevent severe health outcomes,” he told the DailyMail.com.
TOO MUCH SEX IS DANGEROUS
On the flip side, the study also revealed men who had lots of sex were actually doing themselves more harm than good.
“With high sexual frequency,” the researchers wrote, “males were six times more likely to experience increased mortality than females”.
This was true even when scientists removed variables like health, behaviour, occupation, income and ethnicity.
During sex, the body releases adrenaline and cortisol into the bloodstream, resulting in increased heart rate, and blood pressure.
Therefore, having sex many times also increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases, some studies have found.
“This shows that sexual frequency interacts with gender to increase mortality,” the researchers concluded in their study.
“The implications are that by addressing sexual frequency, other health disparities can be addressed more directly.”
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