Having sex regularly isn't just good for your mind, it's also good for your body, says obstetrician and gynecologist Dr. Evelyn Minaya. Watch the video to learn about the benefits of sex during menopause.
They're very much a lot of healthy benefits to sex at any time in your life, pre-menopausal, post-menopausal, but in particular in a post menopause it is very very important to have sex, and what happens with the lack of estrogen our cholesterol goes up, and also as we age we also get a little bit more inactive and again your cholesterol goes up, your diabetes might increase, your hypertension might also kick in.
So it's important to have sex while you're post menopausal because it's good for your health, it's good for your heart, you burn off some calories while you're doing it especially if you're doing it correctly and it is very very good in terms or coronary artery disease. Do you realize we have done actual studies that actually show that women and men that have sex on a regular basis have more longevity, it decreases your stress and you have a happier life.
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