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Six Reasons to Have Sex Every Week

Studies show that regular sex (with all due precautions taken) provides a host of surprising health benefits.

By Temma Ehrenfeld | Newsweek Web Exclusive
Dec 10, 2007 | Updated: 8:09  a.m. ET Dec 10, 2007

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  • Posted By: analhaq @ 01/09/2009 6:55:17 AM

    male will love it but availability fr females require ths article to be circulated heavily.

  • Posted By: HAL--- @ 09/29/2008 8:25:41 PM

    stupid article stating the obvious...what next newsweek?
    Headline: "Eating Food is Good For You"
    Headline: "Bowel movements promote good health."

    Get real and get off the adolescent sex fasination.

  • Posted By: sisalah @ 09/29/2008 5:27:26 PM

    A short story from our beloved land:
    Once a pig asked a male goat :" See, I hear you making so much noise all the day behind your she-goat, tell me how many sex intercourse do you have day?"
    The male goat replied:' one or two a day, no more. It takes take tilme to convince to heat her."
    The pig said: " So much noise for one or two! You see, we have sex all the day but nobody knows" Your personal comments: s_ziama@hotmail.com

  • Posted By: yayagirl @ 09/26/2008 11:23:05 PM

    Regarding No. 5, what makes you think that lesbian lovemaking does not include intercourse? That is one of the biggest misconceptions ever. I think it is funny you mention intercourse then lesbian sex in parentheses, as if these were 2 different things. Well, they are not. Lesbians love intercourse and are not limited to the female role during intercourse which makes it all much better.

  • Posted By: chizoba @ 08/05/2008 3:57:18 AM

    i will like to be part of this programme please

  • Posted By: Evolutionist @ 12/12/2007 7:34:57 AM

    Sex is awesome if you dont have a over weight girlfriend. I dont hink this article covers men that have ugly wives at all. Women get ragged out hardcore very fast. After their 30th birthday its all downhill from there. Everything start to sag and look nasty. Only way to have sex with something like that is to turn the lights off and get drunk. I say this to all men, stand up for your rights as a dominant male and tell your partner shes needs to get plastic surgery, breast implants, and lipo. Then maybe itll become 8 times a day.

    • Posted By: amosdee @ 12/12/2007 11:18:23 AM

      I find your comment offensive, I feel sorry for your wife to have married such a close-minded turkey. Men don't look that great with man-boobs, love handles and a pot belly, either. It's about a loving relationship with sincere feelings. That makes sex great, no matter what your partner looks like.

      • Posted By: Evolutionist @ 12/12/2007 11:35:02 AM

        Correction, its ok for men to be fat , but not women. I do not make the laws within society. I am simply telling the truth of what most men think about this topic. I guess I am the bad guy for telling the truth.

        • Posted By: AlexD @ 12/12/2007 2:11:48 PM

          and show me a fat man that has a sexy wife and a family...uhh oh no there is non exactly... Iw ould be damned if a man is ok to be fat but a women isnt....men are defintely not sexy fat...cause then your penises disappear..

          • Posted By: Evolutionist @ 12/13/2007 6:39:55 AM

            women care about money, nothing more

            • Posted By: ash25mn @ 05/15/2008 11:20:35 AM

              ahhhh.... you're like the ugly person saying that looks dont matter. sure, money might matter to some women, and to some more than others. but only a broke, bitter guy would say that it's ALL women care about. That's like a woman saying that all men care about is looks. Some do more than others. But it doesnt make or break the relationship, it's simply an attraction in the beginning.

            • Posted By: angelus1967 @ 12/13/2007 1:42:23 PM

              Evolutionist strikes again. HE seems to be a troll who appears on these boards trying to irritate people with these hateful, grandiose statements and the more infamatory he can make them the better.

              • Posted By: sean2002 @ 12/14/2007 12:45:15 AM

                I rather take it as entertaining.

                In fact, the best way to handle such a ego-driven individual is to ignore the person.

                The more attention the person gets, the more outlandish posting will emerge.

    • Posted By: AD21 @ 12/12/2007 7:13:19 PM

      Oh Evoluntionist-

      You gotta get over your hard-core sexism, for yourself- and any woman you're involved with. I'm not saying this just to rag on you- you're missing out on a whole lot. The more you get lost in fantasies like "the dominant male," the more blind you become to the reality of your partner. You might think you know her, but you don't, because you're not listening with an open heart. You miss the chance to deepen your love, and that is very sad- for both of you.

      Take your comment about all women going downhill after thirty. Look around you with open eyes and heart, and you'll see that's just not true. There are plenty of gorgeous women over thirty!

      And yeah- I'm a guy.

      -AD21

      • Posted By: LamontCranston @ 12/19/2007 3:30:33 PM

        The joys of sex with yourself and/or innocent farm animals doesn't count. It is almost impossible to believe you have ever gotten to first base with a human being.

  • Posted By: cocoerica @ 01/31/2008 11:03:43 PM

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    BiLoves c o m if you want to have some chemistry with me.

    Hope to find some fun, romance, maybe more...Also like to share the experience as a bisexual.I uploaded photo here, you may

    want to check that first.

  • Posted By: cocoerica @ 01/31/2008 10:59:54 PM

    I think this may include gay, lesbian and bisexual. Some bisexual friends on BiLoves c o m ever told me about this.

  • Posted By: fovea @ 12/19/2007 1:48:26 PM

    How are women supposed to view sex positively when our culture defines sex through the lens of aggression and degradation, and when such a large percentage of us have experienced sexual violence?

    • Posted By: Bychael @ 12/19/2007 5:36:54 PM

      I can not speak for women, because I am a man. But I think we need to refefine things for ourselves. Our society portrays happiness as being the result of acquiring more and more material things. But at some point in our lives we need to take charge of ourselves. I am sure that for some it easier to do than others, but I believe it can be done. so I hope you find a loving partner and you develope a wonderful sex life together

  • Posted By: Evolutionist @ 12/13/2007 8:00:54 AM

    QQ more you fat *** dikes

    • Posted By: LamontCranston @ 12/19/2007 3:21:54 PM

      Evolutionist clearly hasn't evolved very far from swinging in trees

      • Posted By: LamontCranston @ 12/19/2007 3:40:52 PM

        Evolutionist clearly hasn't evolved very far from swinging in trees in the jungle while scratching his...now that's evolution of a sentence.

    • Posted By: LamontCranston @ 12/19/2007 3:27:11 PM

      Evolutionist clearly hasn't evolved very far from the tree.

  • Posted By: hotjob @ 12/17/2007 9:50:15 PM

    I see that you focused on the reasons that women should have sex. Men don't need additional reasons, so thanks for pointing this out

  • Posted By: chichi @ 12/16/2007 4:24:50 PM

    yes it works and we need more of this to tell the women they are beautifull and young.

  • Posted By: goth_kid @ 12/16/2007 4:01:39 PM

    just another reason for me and my girlfriend to have more and more sex :D

  • Posted By: goth_kid @ 12/16/2007 4:01:05 PM

    just another reason for me and my girlfriend to have more sex :D

  • Posted By: Bullsfan @ 12/14/2007 1:54:00 PM

    arf! like this article is going to help anyone's sex life. people have or don't have sex b/c they want too... not because of the health benefits.

  • Posted By: Shankardada2 @ 12/14/2007 1:07:47 PM

    We need more articles like this telling women that sex is good for their health.

  • Posted By: Advocator @ 12/13/2007 2:44:42 PM

    I've always had success with the line that ingesting warm semen stifles appetite. Any studies out there to back it up?

  • Posted By: badasstink @ 12/10/2007 5:38:16 PM

    well i don't beleve everything that was stated to be true. I'm 26 yrs old and have found that the last year or so i have a very low sexdrive compared to when i was 25 ,22 so on and so fourth

    • Posted By: Dabble07 @ 12/10/2007 6:23:26 PM

      If you are a female, you wouldn't happen to be taking the birth control pill? I took the pill in between pregnancies and had almost no sex drive. As soon as I went off of them altogether, my libido kicked in big time!! BTW-I'm 37 and it's better now than it was at 25!!

      • Posted By: Evolutionist @ 12/13/2007 8:04:08 AM

        I hate women like yourself, waiting until your body looks like crap then you give yourself to guys. Its like a black bannana thats all squishy and too ripe. Im glad the women I date have sex with me 6-8 times a day....young skinny females.

        • Posted By: angelus1967 @ 12/13/2007 1:35:34 PM

          Is there anything or anyone you don't hate? 37 is hardly an age when women look like crap. And I gotta tell you, from what we are all seeing the woman would have to be awfully young and stupid to want sex with you 6-8 times a month, let alone 6-8 times a day!

    • Posted By: amosdee @ 12/12/2007 10:43:39 AM

      I'm a female and my libido was very low at 26, too. When I turned 30 it was like something clicked a switch on. I don't know if it was me being comfortable with myself and my body, or a loving, attentive husband, or just purely physiological, but my sex drive went through the roof. And it's even better now at 37. Hang in there girl, it only gets better with age!

    • Posted By: Dabble07 @ 12/10/2007 6:26:46 PM

      If you are a woman, are you taking birth control pills?? I took the pill in between pregnancies (I have five children) and had no sex drive at all. As soon as I went off them, my libido kicked back in big time!! It's better now at 37 than it ever was 26.

  • Posted By: Lets Move Foward...Not backward @ 12/10/2007 4:40:33 PM

    Well, govt is trying everything it can to outlaw sex

    • Posted By: MrAnonymous @ 12/11/2007 12:57:17 AM

      Are you freaking kidding me? What's wrong with you? You can't blame the government if you can't get laid, you know.

      • Posted By: Lets Move Foward...Not backward @ 12/12/2007 2:26:05 PM

        We aren't talking about ability. We are talking about legality. Mr. any man better starting waking up to the persecution that govt is heaping onto the male gender.

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