Great Sex Leads to Improved Health

Recent research findings continue to reconfirm that sex does the body good in more ways than one. A study conducted by the Women's Health Program at Monash University in Australia asked 295 pre and post menopausal women about sexual satisfaction, positive well-being, psychological well-being and vitality. Being sexually satisfied was found to be positively correlated with each of the three elements of healthy living. A correlation between age and well-being was also identified with older women showing higher levels of positive well being and lower levels of general health.

The lead researcher, Dr Sonia Davison, explains the limitations of the study’s conclusions. "The problem with interpreting this finding is that it is impossible to determine if dissatisfied women had lower well-being because they were sexually dissatisfied, or if the reverse is true, such that women who started with lower well-being tended to secondarily have sexual dissatisfaction. As such, pharmacotherapies aimed to treat sexual dysfunction may have secondary effects on well-being, and the reverse may be true."

Participants in the study ranged in age from 20 to 65 and their levels of sexual satisfaction were self-assessed. Over 90% of participants reported that their sexual activity involved a partner and that their partner was the one to initiate sex at least half of the time. Common sexual problems reported by respondents included sexual desire, interest, pleasure and satisfaction. While studies of male sexual satisfaction often assess interventions and therapy according to the frequency of sexual activity, the researchers noted that women often continue to engage in sexual activity despite dissatisfaction. Therefore, frequency of self-reported satisfaction with sexual events was used as the primary measure in this study.

The findings were published today in The Journal of Sexual Medicine. Dr. Irwin Goldstein, the journal’s Editor-in-Chief offers high praise to Davison and her research team. “We are proud to publish this extremely important study in women's sexual health. This large study performed in the community emphasizes the role and importance of women's sexual health in women's overall health and well-being. Previous criticism equated physicians' efforts to improve a woman's satisfaction with her sexual life as medicalization. Dr. Davison's and co-workers' research will help health care professionals appreciate the need for overall women's healthcare to include women's sexual health care."


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