There is a connection between sexual activity and the start of the menopause, according to a study by University College London. Researchers analyzed the data of 2,936 women who have been monitored since 1996.
The study
In the first interviews, when the women were on average 45 years old, the scientists surveyed health and lifestyle, and also noted how often the ladies were sexually active in the last six months. 64% said they had some form of sexual interaction every week. No lady was already in the menopause at that time. In the following decade, 45% of the women no longer had a menstrual cycle. This way the scientists could see whether or not there is a link between the two.
The conclusion
Those who are sexually active every week are 28% less likely to go into menopause early than those who roll with a partner less than once a month. And even if you count the level of education, BMI, smoking behavior, estrogen content and the date of the first menstrual period, this percentage remains above the water.
How come?
According to the researchers, it has to do with how much energy a body spends in ovulation. The more sexual activity the female body experiences, the more it thinks that a pregnancy is possible, so that the menstrual cycle remains active. A number of scientists believe in the "grandmother statement": the less sex, the more your body disables fertility mechanisms to pump extra energy into other activities, such as taking care of grandchildren.
