It can feel like so much work to have a good sex life, so you may be asking yourself why should I bother? But there are a ton of benefits to having a good sex life with your partner. Below are some of the ways sex can be good for you and your relationship, both emotionally and physically.
Benefits of having sex
Having physical fun can help couples feel more connected and excited about their relationship.
Orgasm releases oxytocin, a feel-good hormone.
Oxytocin helps boost feelings of love, affection, attraction, and euphoria.
Orgasms can block pain (including back pain, menstrual cramps, and arthritic pain).
Orgasm also releases the chemical prolactin, which can help improve sleep.
Sex improves heart health by keeping testosterone and estrogen in balance.
Sex expends energy and can count as exercise!
Sex releases endorphins, which boost mood.
Sex can help you feel relaxed and decrease your blood pressure.
Sex improves bladder control in women because orgasm strengthens the pelvic floor.
Sex can improve self-esteem. If feels good to be desired.
Sex can improve the immune system by boosting the body’s ability to make protective antibodies to help defend against germs, viruses, and other viruses
Having sex can actually boost your sex drive, increasing all of the above benefits. Having sex will often lead to the desire for more sex. In women, it can increase blood flow to the vagina as well as elasticity which can make sex feel better.
If your sex life isn’t great, you can make changes
This list may make sex sound like the solution to everything. Obviously, that isn’t the case. But I do think a good sex life can go a long way towards strengthening the bond you have with your partner, and it has a lot of side benefits as well. Knowing this may make it easier to motivate yourself to work on your intimacy.
No couple you know with a good sex life got there by accident. They have taken the time to cultivate the relationship, to talk through what is not working, and to be attentive to their partner’s needs.
Get help when you need it
There are some reasons why it may be challenging to work on your sex life. I discussed some of the barriers to good sex life in this blog post (add link). If that is the case, I suggest working with your physician and a couples therapist to work through some of those issues.
If you need help working on your sex life, or working on the issues that are keeping you from being able to enjoy sex, please give us a call at 713-565-0922. or request an appointment online.