Sex is part of life and it is something many would not live without. Furthermore, sex has its advantages that include health benefits as well.
However, according to a sex therapist, Sari Cooper, lack of sex can as well have impacts on both men and female that would also affect their health.
According to the expert, the following are some of what one might experience due to lack of sex in their lives.
Lack of good moods
Lack of sexual intercourse can completely interfere with one's moods. Given that sexual intercourse brings what is called sexual connection, a sexual connection can help regulate each other's moods. This is facilitated by the release of the feel-good hormone oxytocin responsible for comfort that is caused by skin-to-skin contact during sex.
Loss of sex desire
Lack of sex reduces sex desire. According to sex therapists, Sari Cooper, when some people refrain from sex they begin to feel more sluggish, with less vitality and hunger for sex. The scenario is described as 'out of sight, out of mind.'
Weakening vaginal walls
This is yet another problem facing women going through menopause. The more a woman going through menopause refrains from having sex the more the virginal walls grow thinner. Thin vaginal walls can lead to pains when one eventually get's back to sex. Having regular sex can help reduce such pains.
Loss of lubrication
In most cases, this problem is common with older women approaching menopause though it does happen in some young women as well. When a woman goes for long without having sex the vagina tend to struggle in an attempt to lubricate itself when one starts having sex. Older women do experience this due to lack of oestrogen hormone.
Therefore, one should engage in sex more often if they are not ready to go through the above.