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5 signs that indicate a lack of sex in your life
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
Summer is not only a time of long vacations and holidays, but also a time of romantic encounters, adventures and hot nights of love. But often the cause of sleepless summer nights is not the exciting feelings, but anxiety, headaches, nervousness and insomnia. The root of all troubles is a decline in sexual activity or a complete absence of sexual life.
Here are some signs that will help you understand that you urgently need sexual release:
Prolonged depression
If you are often depressed, people around you irritate you, and what used to make you happy has become indifferent, remember the last time you had sex. After all, it has long been known that during sexual intercourse, endorphin is produced in the brain, a hormone that is responsible for mental balance and a positive attitude.
Constant pain
Chronic pain throughout the body, especially frequent headaches and lower abdominal pain, may mean that you need sex. During orgasm, a hormone called oxytocin is released into the bloodstream, which effectively acts as a painkiller.
If you constantly follow various diets, limiting yourself in food, but do not get the desired result, try to have sex more often. When aroused, the pulse rate increases and calories are burned, which makes sex equal to training in the gym.
Scientists have found that people who make love at least 2-3 times a week have 30% more antibodies in their blood, which means they have a stronger immune system than those who, for some reason, abstain from lovemaking.
Acne and wrinkles
Experts say that having sex, while having a beneficial effect on the body, will improve the condition of your skin. The release of progesterone and a number of other substances will allow you to get rid of acne and fine wrinkles on the skin. Lovers who have sex regularly look more attractive and cheerful than people who limit themselves in such pleasure.
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