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Are Orgasms Good For You
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Nov 5, 2013, 01:54 PM EST | Updated Dec 6, 2017
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Clearly, we don't need to convince you to have sex. It's hard-wired into our brains to propagate the species. And anyway, it feels pretty awesome. But here's more good news: Having an orgasm could help improve your health.
One of the main reasons orgasm feels so good is because your brain releases the pleasure hormone oxytocin when you climax. Oxytocin is also called the "love hormone" because of its important role in facilitating social bonding between humans . Most of the following points revolve around the release of oxytocin. Read on to discover eleven ways achieving an orgasm can make your life so much better...
In sexologist Beverly Whipple's book, "The Orgasms Answer Guide," she cites a study done by Carol Rinkleib Ellison in 2000, in which Ellison interviewed 2,632 women between the ages of 23 and 90 and found that 39 percent of those who masturbate reported that they do it in order to relax . Whipple says this is all because of oxytocin. When someone orgasms, she explains in her book, "the hormone oxytocin is released from nerve cells in the hypothalamus (a region of the brain) into the bloodstream."
"Orgasm relives tension as oxytocin stimulates feelings of warmth and relaxation ," Ellison herself wrote in an informational report compiled by Planned Parenthood.
Additionally, research gathered in a study by scientists at Groningen University in the Netherlands found that when women experience an orgasm, the amygdala, the part of the brain associated with fear and anxiety, shows little to no activity .
2. An orgasm could make your significant other less likely to cheat.
Researchers in Germany decided to conduct an experiment in 2012 testing the power of oxytocin. They believed that high doses of the "love hormone" would cause men to consider going outside of their relationships, so they gave oxycotin to a group of (heterosexual) men and introduced them to a very attractive woman. The subjects were asked to determine when the attractive woman was at an "ideal distance" or an "uncomfortable distance."
Those who took oxycotin and were in monogamous relationships ended up distancing themselves about four to six inches farther than those who took oxytocin and were single . The researchers hypothesized that instead of oxytocin causing coupled men to cheat, it instead compelled them to hold on tighter to the bond they have already formed with their girlfriends .
3. The female orgasm could make men focus better.
There is so much power in the orgasm that an organization in San Francisco, called One Taste , is devoted to the practice of "orgasmic meditation," in which two partners focus on achieving the female orgasm. Recently, actress and former Playmate, Karen Lorre, revealed to HuffPost Live that she has 11 orgasms a day due to One Taste's new meditation practices. Even men have claimed that they receive health benefits by just pleasuring a woman. In a New York Times article on One Taste , a man confessed that "fixing his attention on a tiny spot of a woman's body improves his concentration at work."
4. Orgasms could help with insomnia.
Why? No one knows for sure, though some researchers and sex therapists theorize that the release of other neurochemicals, like endorphins , can have a sedative effect, reported Self.
5. A man's orgasm could ( maybe ) make a woman less depressed.
A controversial study of college students in relationships at the State University of New York in Albany showed that women who had sex without condoms had fewer signs of depression than women who used condoms or refrained from sex , even when researchers controlled for relationship status and other personal factors.
What does this mean? Semen, resulting from the male orgasm, could be an effective antidepressant for women. That said, unprotected sex is NOT something we'd recommend -- after all, an STD or unplanned pregnancy can surely also contribute to depression , along with other medical and social risks.
The lead psychologist of the study, Gordon Gallup, told New Scientist that he believes the reason semen has the potential to lift a woman's mood is because of the several mood-altering hormones found in it . Gallup said that most of these hormones were found in the women's blood shortly after ejaculation .
“There is some evidence that orgasms can relieve all kinds of pain -- including pain from arthritis, pain after surgery and even pain during childbirth,” Lisa Stern, a nurse practitioner who works with Planned Parenthood, told Woman's Day. That's thanks to pain-relieving oxytocin and endorphins, reported MSNBC contributor Brian Alexander. Alexander cited research from Beverly Whipple, who found that women's pain tolerance and pain detection increased by 74.6 percent and 106.7 percent respectively, when those women masturbated to orgasm.
7. They could help men get over their colds faster.
A study at a German university studied 11 men who were asked to masturbate until completion. Blood was drawn continuously throughout the process, and it was discovered that sexual arousal and orgasm increased the number of "killer" cells called leukocytes . This means that when men are sick, an orgasm could initiate components of their immune system that could help them get over that bug sooner.
8. Steady orgasms could help you live longer.
In 1997, a group of researchers in Wales decided to look into the relationship between orgasms and mortality . They studied the sexual frequency of 918 men between the ages of 45 and 59. They evaluated those who died from coronary heart disease and discovered that those who had two or more orgasms a week died at a rate half of those who had orgasms less than once a month. The researchers concluded that " sexual activity seems to have a protective effect on men's health ."
While women's orgasms have not been studied as extensively, Howard S. Friedman, PhD, and author of "The Longevity Project: Surprising Discoveries for Health and Long Life," decided to look into research conducted on couples. He cited a marital satisfaction study conducted by Stanford psychologist Lewis Terman in 1941 , looking at the sex lives of 1,500 Californian couples. Terman recorded the frequency of orgasms these women had. Twenty years later, Friedman and his colleagues studied the death certificates of each of the women in Terman's study. What they discovered was that the women who reported a frequency of orgasm during intercourse tended to live longer than those who reported being less sexually fulfilled .
9. Orgasms will also stimulate your brain.
Orgasms sure get your blood flowing, and that doesn't exclude blood flow to your brain. In August, Rutgers researchers Barry Komisaruk and Nan Wise, asked female subjects to masturbate while lying in a MRI machine that measured blood flow to the brain. When the females orgasmed, it increased blood flow to all parts of the brain while allowing nutrients and oxygenation to travel to their noggins as well .
10. Orgasms could keep you looking young.
Forget Botox, just have an orgasm. Dr. David Weeks, a British consultant clinical psychologist and former head of old age psychology at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, spent 10 years quizzing thousands of men and women of differing ages about their sex lives . He discovered that those between the ages of 40 and 50 who reported having sex 50 percent more than other respondents looked younger. While this study does not explicitly state the specifics as to why orgasms could make you look younger, Weeks says this could be because intercourse releases the human growth hormone , which makes skin look more elastic.
11. They just get better as you age.
There's no reason to stop having sex when you get older. In fact, you are more likely to enjoy it even more as you enter old age. A study in The American Journal of Medicine found that sexual satisfaction in women increases with age . Researchers from the University of California studied 806 women living in a planned community home. The study measured the sexual activity of these women who had a median age of 67 and were all postmenopausal. The findings reported that sexually satisfaction actually increased with age, with approximately half of the women over 80 years old reporting sexual satisfaction almost always or always . So, never stop having orgasms!
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Dr. Jolene Brighten is a Functional Medicine Naturopathic Physician and the founder and CEO of Rubus Health—a root cause women’s medicine clinic specializing in the treatment of hormone disorders, including adrenal, thyroid, and hormonal birth control related conditions. She is recognized as an expert in Post-Birth Control Syndrome and the long term side effects associated with hormonal contraceptives. Dr. Brighten is a best-selling author, speaker, and clinical educator. Read more about me.

 

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Dr. Jolene Brighten Published: February 11, 2017 Last Reviewed: January 7, 2021 Sex Hormones Leave a Comment
Sure, orgasms are fun, but did you know they are good for your health too? There are a number of benefits of orgasm for women's health. That's what we are talking about today!
If you’ve been following my work, then you know I’m a big fan of women having orgasms because of the amazing health benefits they provide.
Yup, orgasms are more than just fun…
Oxytocin — the cuddle, bonding, or love hormone, as it is typically called, combats stress like a champ. It buffers against the negative effects of cortisol, a pro-aging hormone, and protects your body from being bombarded with stress hormones.
Many women are familiar with oxytocin as it relates to childbirth and breastfeeding, but you don’t need a baby to get the benefits of this hormone.
Orgasms release oxytocin (so do big, long hugs), which promotes bonding with your partner and social bonding in general. The bonding we experience thanks to oxytocin is credited as a primary reason the human species has survived as long as it has.
And oxytocin helps us hone our intuition and may just be the secret sauce that makes some women so successful.
The reality is, many of us spend way too many hours sitting. The problem actually starts when we are in grammar school.
No human, let alone child, should sit that long.
And it is the cumulative years of sitting that can lead to muscle imbalances and decreased circulation in our pelvis. Yes, it is that bad.
So, yes, sitting is the worst. But orgasms can help!
Orgasms increase circulation to the pelvic floor organs, which means all those awesome nutrients you are eating can actually get to where they are needed. And the same is true for delivering your hormones to where you need them most.
I set an alarm to go off every 30 minutes during the work day when I'm not in with patients. When I hear the alarm I stand up and stretch and move my pelvis.
Hula hooping, hula dancing, belly dancing and any kind of activity that gets your pelvis moving can help here too!
Sex turns out to be some amazing medicine for immune health. Yes, you should write that one down too!
This is a BIG reason why when a woman tells me she has no libido, no interest in sex, and does everything to avoid it, I get worried.
But low libido is common …especially in autoimmune disease.
The good news — sex just might be the ticket to stop the autoimmune symptoms and restore your libido. (Psst…if you’re struggling with libido please keep reading).
Research has shown that the immune system shifts to a more “favorable for conception” Th2 immune state in sexually active women. These women were found to have normal Th1 as the egg was developing, but then shifted to accommodate pregnancy during their fertile window.
Women who practiced abstinence did not experience the same immune shifts.
Let me break this down further because it is important to me that you understand what is happening here.
Th1 is the part of the immune system that fights anything “not you” — viruses and bacteria. But sperm and baby are “not you” so this mechanism could actual sabotage your chance of conception.
Th2 is much more tolerant of sperm and baby, which is why women who are pregnant experience a shift in their immune system that creates a state of Th2 dominance.
The majority of autoimmune disease is driven by the Th1 system. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, type 1 diabetes, crohn's disease, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, and multiple sclerosis are examples of Th1 dominant autoimmune diseases.
Anything that pushes Th1 to be more active can increase autoimmune symptoms. But on the other hand, increasing Th2 activity can help decrease symptoms in patients with these conditions.
Other autoimmune diseases, like lupus, ulcerative colitis, scleroderma, and even eczema, are more commonly Th2 driven.
Does this mean that sex and orgasms will make your Th2 autoimmune disease worse? I highly doubt it… but pregnancy itself is a different story .
Women who get busy weekly have normal menstrual cycles (average about every 29 days). When sex is less frequent, menses can be more sporadic . 
In studies of women having sex less frequently, menstrual cycles tended to be shorter, which may be an indication of low progesterone and estrogen dominance.
It would seem that regular sexual activity may actually have a hormone balancing effect.
Plus, orgasms can actually help with menstrual cramps! The release of oxytocin and other endorphins help reduce symptoms of pain . 
Of course having more sex improves your chances of becoming pregnant — it's a numbers game really. But frequent intercourse not only ensures a more likely encounter for sperm and egg, it also improves a woman's overall fertility.
Women with weekly sexual encounters have the “highest incidence ( 90%) of fertile type basal body temperature (BBT) rhythms.” Interestingly, the same study showed that celibacy was associated with the lowest fertile type.
Regular sexual activity also modulates the immune system and improves your chance of conception. The immune system shifts to be more tolerant of sperm and baby. Remember, your immune system is primed to attack anything “not you.” 
Women who have sex more regularly shift their immune system to be more tolerant of sperm to allow for conception. This shift will continue through pregnancy to accommodate baby and will not shift again until birth.
Research has shown sexual activity to reduce anxiety-like behavior and actually improve brain health.
Oxytocin, which is released during an orgasm, reduces anxiety and stress, and has been shown to be helpful in people who experience social anxiety . The hormones released during orgasms also have a pain relieving effect and promote relaxation. 
DHEA is an anti-aging hormone that declines in all of us ladies beginning in our mid to late 20’s.
But the good news is that every orgasm (and every time you get sexually excited, for that matter) helps increase your DHEA.
DHEA improves your brain health, the appearance of your skin, and your immune function.
And when it comes to the autoimmunity — DHEA has been shown to reduce antibodies and be a protective for those with autoimmune disease.
DHEA can act like a natural anti-depressant and help improve your mood.
But the most exciting thing about DHEA and orgasms is this:
Researchers have shown a 50% reduction in overall mortality in those with “high orgasmic frequency.”
Orgasms release anti-inflammatory chemicals that protect your skin and buffer against pro-aging hormones and environmental toxins.
The increased circulation you experience during sex also nourishes your skin and creates a glowing complexion.
Sex has been shown to offer relief in those who suffer from migraines and cluster headaches. In one study , it was found that sexual activity lead to partial or complete relief from their headache.
It is thought to be the pain reducing and relaxing effects of the hormones that are released during an orgasm that provides the headache relief.
That oxytocin release makes you feel oh, so good! And it reduces cortisol levels which calms the mind and allows you to get restful sleep.
Vasopressin is also released during an orgasm, which often accompanies the release of melatonin. Melatonin is a hormone that supports deep sleep and is neuroprotective.
And yes, this is part of the reason why men can doze off so easily after sex.
Avoiding processed and inflammatory foods is key to improving your hormones. In addition, I recommend women eat foods that support circulation and natural detoxification pathways.
For a sample of the hormone balancing foods I recommend to my patients, download your free 7 Day Hormone Balancing Meal Plan + Recipe Guide .
When stress is up your body shifts hormones into “save your life mode” at the expense of your libido. In addition, the drop in progesterone most women experience under chronic stress can make it difficult to achieve an orgasm.
But orgasms and all the wonderful anti-stress molecules that are released during orgasm are exactly what you need to combat the negative effects of stress.
As you can imagine, this can become a vicious and unfair cycle that keeps you feeling frazzled and fatigued, instead of vibrant and vivacious.
Hey, they might not be “bad people,” but that doesn’t mean they aren’t bad for your health. Unhealthy or stressful relationships are a drain on your energy and make your adrenals do double time.
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Those nagging thoughts, replaying the day's events and pondering the “what ifs” do your libido no favors.
Be gentle with yourself. Negative self talk and added drama (we’ve all been there) will totally snuff your passion.
Oh and don't put up with anyone filling your life with their drama or anyone who reinforces your negative self talk. Trust me, your hormones will thank you!
Yes, I’m sure you’ve heard that before…but there’s a reason everyone is talking about meditations — it works! And it doesn’t have to be perfect, just consistent. Aim for 5 minutes a day and in a few weeks you’ll notice that stress isn’t taking quite the toll it did once before.
If your work is stress, life is full of stress and your exercise is stress then all you’ve got is stress! When stress is running high in all other aspects of your life the last thing you need is to be running a marathon or over training in any way.
In fact, that is a great way to fast track yourself into adrenal dysfunction . Instead, t
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