Orgasms, just for pleasure?

Orgasms: more than just for pleasure

For both men and women, studies show that frequent orgasms are *protective against heart disease* later in life. Orgasms generally *boost the immune system*, increasing the number of white blood cells which help us fight off disease and infections.

Orgasms also boost oxytocin (the love hormone) which is known for *increasing bonding and social cooperation* (not only with your partner but also helping us be calmer and more social generally). Orgasms also cause us to release endorphins from an orgasm, which helps *decrease any pain* going on.

Orgasms *decrease stress levels and help alleviate feelings of anxiety and depression*. All importantly, orgasms *help you live longer*. Studies have found that those who orgasm more have a lower mortality risk.

*Orgasms also help boost fertility* What happens physically when a woman orgasms: the pressure in the vagina, womb and uterus goes up. This allows the cervical mucus and sperm to get sucked up through the cervix, getting closer to the ovum in the Fallopian tubes where they are aiming to go.

The vagina is naturally acidic and most sperm die in this hostile environment. The cervical mucus is the safety net for sperm, its less acidic and is found lower down in the vagina at the cervix. This drops closer when a woman orgasms meaning sperm get to safety more easily.

If a woman orgasms 1 minute before or up to 3 minutes after ejaculation then her body will hold onto 10 million more sperm than if she didn’t.

Studies also show that frequent orgasms help *regulate the menstrual cycle* and the surges of hormones from climaxing *stimulate ovulation*. So, whether or not you’re trying to conceive, frequent orgasms help regulate your cycle generally.

These benefits are not just for women.

Regarding conception, whilst a male needs to ejaculate to produce the sperm needed to fertilise an egg, his level of arousal does also have an impact. Studies show that when a man is more aroused (and aroused for longer) the ejaculate contains a higher volume of sperm.

Traditional Chinese medicine stipulated that abstinence would increase the sperm count for mon. Modern research however suggests the opposite. Whilst not ejaculating for a while does means you have more sperm, the studies show that this sperm is actually made up of a backlog of old or damaged sperm. So, frequent ejaculation promotes less but better quality sperm.

Frequent ejaculation also helps *ward off prostate cancer* and other *immune boosting benefits* like increased white blood cells in the body after ejaculation helping ward off illness and infection

So, orgasms are good for your health; physically, mentally, for fertility and to help you live longer!!