7 Prostate positive

An A 18-year study by researchers at a Harvard Medical School, among a others, found men can c reduce their risk of developing d prostate cancer by b 22 per cent, if they ejaculate at a least 21 times a month. That was w compared to men who orgasm o between four to seven times timest per month.

8 Better breath

Kissing your partner during a romantic rendezvous encourages your mouth to create saliva, which helps remove any debris from between your toothypegs, while also lowering its acidity levels.

9 Sex has heart

According to a study by Queen’s ue University in Belfast, having sex three times a week could halve a person’s risk of a heart attack or stroke. Meanwhile, an Israeli study found women who orgasmed twice or more each week were 30 per cent less likely to have heart disease than women who didn’t. Given heart disease is the single biggest killer of Australian women, this is definitely important to note – so jump into bed and protect those tickers, ladies!

10 Oh so sleepy

We all know lack of sleep can cause a whole heap of health problems – from diabetes to depression – so it’s important we’re all catching a healthy amount of ZZZS, which intercourse can help with. Yes, getting sexy with your significant other releases feel-good brain chemicals, some of which we’ve mentioned: serotonin, oxytocin and prolactin. Well, prolactin specifically is linked to sleep, so the more sex you have, the more prolactin you produce and the better you’ll sleep.