Waist size, diabetes, and hypertension were additionally associated with
decreased sexual activity and elevated triglycerides were linked to lower desire.
They found that metabolic syndrome was strongly associated with
decreased sexual activity, desire, and sexual satisfaction and that specific cardiovascular events were linked to reduced rates of sexual activity, but not with sexual desire or satisfaction.
They discovered that heart attack, coronary artery bypass, and angina were associated with
decreased sexual activity, but that those cardiovascular factors did not influence sexual desire or satisfaction.
Not exact matches
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Decreasing estrogen levels have been reported to precede a
decrease in sex hormone - binding globulin and testosterone, which may
decrease sexual desire or
sexual activity, or both,» said Dr. Trompeter.
«We know that both physical and psychological factors contribute to
decreased interest in
sexual activity and
decreased ability to engage in
sexual activity after a heart attack,» said Dr. Glenn Levine, professor of cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.
The CDC researchers said that «a number of factors have been cited,» including a trend among the very young to delay first sex;
decreased frequency of
sexual activity; and «for sexually active teenagers, the use of effective contraception.»
But beyond offering a safe haven, research and evaluation studies have demonstrated that the programs can have a positive effect on a range of prevention outcomes, such as avoidance of drug and alcohol use,
decreases in delinquency and violent behavior, increased knowledge of safe sex, avoidance of
sexual activity, and reduction in juvenile crime.
Remember that increasing age, and a change in
sexual status are also associated with a
decrease in voluntary physical
activity.
Companionship is particularly important later in life, when
sexual activity decreases as we age.
While a number of physical factors — including a
decrease in vaginal lubrication, erectile dysfunction, slower
sexual response and menopause — can contribute to a decline in
sexual activity for seniors, the desire for sex commonly remains.
The significantly lower levels of happiness and higher levels of depression among sexually active teens suggest that
sexual activity leads to a
decrease in happiness and well - being among many, if not most, teenagers.
For some, that heightened satisfaction comes from having great sex; for others, it stems from the fact that while their
sexual activity has
decreased, so has their desire, the survey showed.
Barring total abstinence from all
sexual activity, you won't be able to protect yourself completely from acquiring HSV — but there are many steps that you and your partner can take to
decrease risk.
The researchers found a strong dose - dependent relationship between the number of the ACE's that people had experienced and 10 behavioural risk factors associated with the leading causes of death in adults; including smoking, severe obesity,
decreased physical
activity, depressed mood, a suicide attempt, alcoholism, any drug use, injection drug use, greater than fifty lifetime
sexual partners, and a history of a sexually transmitted disease.
Increasing the frequency of
sexual activity may
decrease marital dissatisfaction by bolstering feelings of attachment.