Rasta4Eyes
12-25-2004, 12:57 AM
The Health Benefits of Sexual Expression
In 1994, the 14thWorld Congress of Sexology adopted the Declaration of Sexual Rights. Thisdocument of —fundamental and universal human rights“ included the right to sexual pleasure. This international gathering of sexuality scientists declared, —Sexual pleasure, including autoeroticism, is a source of physical, psychological, intellectual and spiritual well-being“ (WAS, 1994).
Longevity•
A study with a 10-year follow-up was conducted in Caerphilly, South Wales, to examine the relationship between frequency of orgasm and mortality. From 1979 to 1983, 918 men aged 45œ59 were recruited to the study. The men were given a physical examination, including a medical history, and blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and cholesterol screenings. They were also asked about their frequency of orgasm. At the 10-year follow-up, it was found that the mortality risk was 50 percent lower among men who had frequent orgasms (defined in this study as two or more per week) than among men who had orgasms less than once a month. Even when controlling for other factors such as age, social class, and smoking status, a strong and statistically significant inverse relationship was found between orgasm frequency and risk of death. The authors of this study conclude that —[s]exual activity seems to have a protective effect on men‘s health“ (Davey Smith, et al., 1997).
In 1994, the 14thWorld Congress of Sexology adopted the Declaration of Sexual Rights. Thisdocument of —fundamental and universal human rights“ included the right to sexual pleasure. This international gathering of sexuality scientists declared, —Sexual pleasure, including autoeroticism, is a source of physical, psychological, intellectual and spiritual well-being“ (WAS, 1994).
Longevity•
A study with a 10-year follow-up was conducted in Caerphilly, South Wales, to examine the relationship between frequency of orgasm and mortality. From 1979 to 1983, 918 men aged 45œ59 were recruited to the study. The men were given a physical examination, including a medical history, and blood pressure, electrocardiogram, and cholesterol screenings. They were also asked about their frequency of orgasm. At the 10-year follow-up, it was found that the mortality risk was 50 percent lower among men who had frequent orgasms (defined in this study as two or more per week) than among men who had orgasms less than once a month. Even when controlling for other factors such as age, social class, and smoking status, a strong and statistically significant inverse relationship was found between orgasm frequency and risk of death. The authors of this study conclude that —[s]exual activity seems to have a protective effect on men‘s health“ (Davey Smith, et al., 1997).