Researchers have just shown that women who have frequent sexual intercourse as they approach midlife go through menopause less quickly than those who are not as sexually active at the same age.
2936 women followed for ten years
Specifically, the results indicate that on average, having sex at least once a week reduces the likelihood of entering menopause by 28%, compared to women who have sex less than once a month .
The body “maximizes” fitness
To explain this disparity, scientists put forward the hypothesis that in the absence of sexual intercourse, the body does not receive the physical signals of a possible pregnancy, which could explain the earlier onset of menopause. The woman's body could invest more of its energy in taking care of the family rather than in ovulation.
Previous studies have already looked at this relationship between sexual intercourse and menopause. If the explanations differ, this work, in particular that of the SWAN project carried out in the United States on 3000 women, has also highlighted the correlation between the frequency of sexual intercourse and the start of menopause. Because all reported relationships were heterosexual, researchers do not know whether homosexual activity would have a similar effect.
The sex of the partner has no influence
In all cases, no link was observed between the presence of resident males and the chemical signals (pheromones) that males might emit, an explanation that had also been put forward to explain this correlation.
 A.Liarsou
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17/01/2020 | 
