Health : Human sexuality and well-being

Surrounded by social and religious prohibitions, However, sexuality is one of the subjects that interests human beings the most.. Do intimate relationships exist only for procreation and pleasure or do they have other functions? ? Young people and specialists answer this question here.

“Sexuality has beneficial effects on health because it constitutes a fundamental aspect of the person, contributes to its development and general well-being” explains Constantine, a first year undergraduate student in audiovisual journalism at ISMA. Like Constantine, Natasha, student at the University of Abomey Calavi is unaware of the effect that sexual intercourse has on health. “I just get pleasure from it…” he said- she suggested before adding “and I don’t know anything about its effect on health”. To Mirei, state nurse explains that the health benefits of sex are enormous. According to her, “Apart from sexually transmitted diseases, sexual relations provide us with benefits such as the proper functioning of the cardiovascular system. Providing sexual pleasure activates blood circulation, eliminates toxins. She is an antidepressant, an anti-stress and an anti-cancer agent. It rejuvenates and gives strength.” But at what rate ? The nurse answers : “Five sex per week reduces the risk of cancer, increase the intellectual faculty », she explained before adding : “It’s also anti-aging”.

Ornella, 3rd year undergraduate student at Eneam thinks that having sex regularly is a good thing. According to her, “we feel good after the act, which explains the lack we feel when we want to do it. It makes you gain weight most of the time”. For Inès d’Almeida, a bachelor’s year student at ENAM, “sexual pleasure acts as a natural remedy and libido prolongs life”.

“A study has shown that women whose breasts are regularly caressed during sexual intercourse are better protected from breast cancer”, explains Sylvain Mimoun, gynecologist and sex therapist. He adds that “making love boosts general and local circulation. Regular sexual relations thus reduce the risks of inflammatory phenomena which give rise to cancers and cardiovascular diseases..  “Sexuality has a huge impact on self-esteem in men. “If he has discomfort with his sexuality, elle (his self-esteem, editor's note) will be affected and he will feel sluggish at work. Or on the contrary he will overinvest in work to try to find another form of recognition”, will say Bruno Martin in the columns of BFM TV. Just like Bruno Martin, John considers that “the fact of having a fulfilled sexuality a priori puts you in a good mood and thus makes someone more available for work”.

Mahuna Abdiaste Ahitchémè (Stag)