Scientists from the US found that frequent sex in old age is deadly for both men as increase the threat of heart attack, and Vice versa, useful for women, because they reduce the risk of developing hypertension, according to a paper published in the Journal of Health and Social Behavior.
“Our discovery casts doubt on the generally accepted notion that sex is equally useful for people of all ages and genders. Surprisingly, older men who have sex more times a week, about two times more likely to suffer from heart disease than people who ceased to be sexually active. And more interestingly, those men who believed this activity is especially enjoyable, suffered from heart problems more often,” said Hui Liu (Liu Hui) from Michigan state University in East Lansing (USA).
Liu and her colleagues came to this conclusion after studying data collected by the social services of the USA in the framework of the HAP project, aimed at monitoring the quality of life of older people in America. In total in it participated more than 2.2 thousand elderly men and women, whose age was in the range from 57 to 85 years.
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In the framework of this project, in addition to the diagnosis of the condition of the heart and blood vessels, scientists have also wondered whether Americans aged sex life, and how important they believe it in overall satisfaction with life. Five years after the beginning of observations, the doctors conducted a re-survey, which allowed the authors to test how sex-related habits can affect the lives of older people.
Finding a negative effect of frequent sex on the health of older Americans, the research team Liu checked characteristic whether it is for women. It turned out that among them there was the opposite situation – frequent sex and especially getting intense pleasure from it help elderly Americans experience fewer problems with hypertension. This suggests that continued sexual activity in old age for them in General is a useful thing.
All this, according to doctors, to consider the recommendations of therapists and sexologists during consultations with elderly patients – doctors need to understand that the use of sex is markedly different for the genders, the authors conclude the article.
