Episode 1 of the "Sexual Health for Men" podcast (host: Dr. Anne Truong MD) outlines 13 health benefits of sexual activity beyond pleasure. Key claims: sex can burn about 100 calories for men (~70 for women) and counts as moderate exercise (recommendation cited: ~180 minutes/week); regular sex provides cardiovascular benefit (men under 50 who have sex ≥2×/week have lower heart-disease risk), improves mood (dopamine, prolactin, oxytocin release), relieves pain (endorphin release; helps migraines/cluster headaches), boosts immunity, may reduce prostate-cancer risk (ejaculation >21×/month associated with ~31% lower risk vs 4–7×/month), improves sleep (oxytocin release, lower cortisol), reduces stress, enhances cognition/memory, may increase lifespan, and raises self-esteem/confidence. Episode closes with calls-to-action (website, Menone Club, subscribe/review).
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This podcast is for you. The modern man. I'm Dr. Anne Truong, your host. I'm an intimate health medical doctor and best selling author of the book Erectile Dysfunction Fix. I'll do a deep dive into sexual health and performance and how it affects men of all ages and backgrounds. So let's get started and be sure to visit my website@sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more information and resources from the show. See you on the inside. Welcome to episode one of the Sexual Health for Men podcast. I am so excited today that we're getting off and going and we're going to start by just talking about the benefit of sep. It goes beyond the bedroom. It has many benefits that can go from top to bottom and we're going to go dive into it at this point. So let's look at benefit 1 Burn calories when you have sex. Actually it can burn about 100 calories and it's about a little less for Women at around 70 calories. It's considered moderate exercise. The recommendation is to get about 180 minutes of moderate exercise in a week. So you know the longer you have sex, the more you have sex. Put this under the column of moderate exercise. Benefit number two Cardiovascular benefit Health Hardy Exercise should be done around three to five times a week and sex is considered exercise and it's good for your heart. And in fact, studies have shown that men under 50 who have sex at least twice a week have a reduced risk of heart disease compared with men who have sex less frequently. It also can help with your high blood pressure as well. It can also increase your libido. Benefit number three is improve mood and especially depression and anxiety. Sexual activity can release feeling good hormones such as dopamine, prolactin, oxytocin, and these are all good hormones that are active and at high level at time of sex and orgasm. And benefit number five is pain relief, particularly migraines headache as well as cluster headache because sex releases the endorphins that we talk about. Endorphins are natural painkiller. Benefit number six it boosts immunity. It help with important role in protecting against infection and also inflammation as well as the next benefit is reduction of prostate cancer. This is big because prostate cancer can really put a dampen on your sex life. And interestingly, studies have shown that men who ejaculated more than 21 times per month have significantly lower risk of developing prostate cancer than those who ejaculate four to seven times a month. That cess could reduce your chance of prostate cancer by 31%. So it also will reduce developing the aggressive form of prostate cancer. The next benefit is improved sleep quality. You sleep longer and sleep deeper. And hormones such as oxytocin also released. And oxytocin is considered the love hormone and that is released during sex and when you have longer sleep. Oxytocin is also released as well. And cortisol which is the stress hormone is reduced during sex as well as good quality sleep. The next benefit is relieving stress. It release stress and also help with your headaches and muscle tension as well as gastric upset. The next benefit is boosting brain power as well. You have better concentration, better memory and this could also be a form of improving learning as well. The next benefit is increasing your lifespan. You get to live longer than those who had less frequent sex. The next benefit is boosting self esteem and and self confidence. This will help with anxiety, depression and also help in improving connection in your relationship. So overall there are many benefits of sex that is outside the bedroom. And the number one important thing is that it is good for your heart and also good for reducing blood pressure. It burns calories. It's considered a form of exercise. It releases feel me good hormones like dopamine, prolactin, Oxytocin is a natural pain reliever. Improve your immunity and it may even decrease your chance of getting prostate cancer. And improving your sleep, decreasing stress, improving your brain power and learning and memory. And also you get to live longer and feel good about yourself and have good self confidence. So what are you waiting for? Go out there and have more sex. Thanks for listening. Be sure to go to my website@sexualhealthformenpodcast.com for more resources. And remember to join my men's club at Menone Club, a place where I help a community of men regain their sexual confidence. And if you like the show I I would appreciate it. If you subscribe, leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen and know that you have sexual vitality for life. Until next time, this is Dr. Anne signing off.
