Going through a dry spell? If you thought not getting any was bad enough, brace yourself, because it’s about to get worse. Almost a third of men and women aged 16 to 44 said they hadn’t had sex in the past month – up from around a quarter in 2001 – and less than half have sex at least once a week. The downsides include a weakened immune system. Regular between-the-sheets action gives your immune system a welcome boost. A study in Pennsylvania found that college students who have sex one to two times per week had higher levels of common cold fighting antibody immunoglobulin A than those who had no sex at all. And, when you forego sex, you’ll feel more stressed. During sex, your brain unleashes a whole bunch of mood-boosting hormones and neurochemicals – your own built-in stres-relief system. Also, your risk of prostate cancer rises: a study showed that those who ejaculated more than 21 times a month were less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer when compared with those who ejaculated four to seven times a month…
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