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Sex, sex, sex.
Nearly every one of us will have it at some point.
Yet still, there are a lot of questions
people have about the topic.
There are also several interesting
psychological acts about sex that go unnoticed.
Simply because not many people like to talk about it.
What are some of those psychological facts you may ask?
Well, listen up, because I'm about to tell you.
Here are eight psychological facts about sex.
- Number one, some are wired to want more sex.
Levels of sexual motivation vary among us.
In fact, a study from the University of California,
Los Angeles suggests that the way your brain
is uniquely wired may influence
how many sexual partners you will have.
In the study, researchers had subjects
view images while performing brain scans.
Some of the photographs were sexually suggestive.
Researchers then asked subjects,
sexual behaviors within the past year.
Those who had more sexual partners
showed more activity in their brains
when viewing sexual images.
Number two, lower cholesterol can boost performance.
A 2014 study from researchers at Rutgers University's
Roberts Wood Johnson Medical School
found that men who take statins
or other medications to lower cholesterol
can often notice an improvement in their sexual function.
This does not mean you should take these medications simply
for that purpose,
but keep our cholesterol in check because high cholesterol
levels can often contribute to erectile dysfunction.
Number three, men are wired to pay attention
to their partner during sex and want them to orgasm.
Maybe you've heard different,
but men are hardwired to pay
special attention to their partner during sex,
according to neuroscientists.
You don't say.
Suspicion and distrust can be aroused
in a man when their partner
is not responsive or engaged during sex,
according to neuroscientists,
Number four, men often feel pressured to have
sex quickly in a relationship.
- Several studies have suggested
men aren't as obsessed with sex
as the media suggests.
A recent survey found that 56% of men
said that they felt relieved when female partners
expressed their desire to wait to have sex.
and 21% of men aged 15 to 21 felt pressured
to go further sexually than they felt comfortable with.
Number five,
birth control can influence a woman's attraction
towards certain types of men.
Fascinating research shows
that when females take hormonal contraceptives,
they show less attraction towards those men
with masculine, physical characteristics
and high testosterone levels.
A Scottish study in 2012,
found women were less likely to separate
from their partner and were more financially
satisfied while on a birth control pill,
than those who weren't.
They also found that if a woman
met their partner while on the pill,
they would be less sexually attracted to them
and not as sexually satisfied compared
to if they were not on the birth control pill.
Number six, sexual attraction is affected by ovulation.
You may just appear more attractive
depending on if you're ovulating,
according to several studies.
One study showed that men found the faces
of women who were ovulating more attractive.
Another had men rate armpit odors
from women at different stages of their menstrual cycle.
They found the most attractive scent
to men in the study was when a woman was ovulating.
Further research has suggested fertile women
possess a stronger attraction to alpha males
when they're ovulating and men find ovulation
as an aphrodisiac
Number seven,
most Americans have an STD.
Not so fun stat here.
Over two thirds of healthy American adults
are infected with at least one
or more strains of human papillomavirus or HPV.
HPV is transmitted through sexual intercourse and oral sex.
This comes from a 2014 study where researchers
at NYU Langone Medical center
tested 104 men and women.
On a good note, only four out of the 104 people tested
had the type of HPV known to cause cancers
and genital warts.
And number eight,
sex can take work for long term couples.
Many people have heard that sexual satisfaction can diminish
with time in a long term relationship
but it actually just takes work.
Recent research from the University of Toronto
recognized that effort is required,
if you wanna have a great sex life
with your long term partner.
So don't expect it to be wonderful every time
if you don't put in some work every now and then.
A healthy relationship with communication
and effort can equal a happy and healthy sex life.
So which sex facts surprised you the most?
Tell us in the comments below.
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