Anxiety's Effects on Sex
We all feel anxious at times. The car's check engine light comes on. Your child is misbehaving at school. Your boss expects you to work extra hours. These are all scenarios that can get overwhelming if they add up.
It's also not unusual to feel anxious about sex. You might have had a bad experience in the past that makes you nervous about the future. You may not feel that you know your new partner well enough. Or your long term relationship may be hitting a rough spot.
Whatever the reason, anxiety can take a toll on our health, including our sexual health. In our latest blog post, we look at some of the ways anxiety affects sex, particularly desire, pain, orgasm, and performance. We also offer some tips for coping.
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Hookups Common Among Millennials? Not Necessarily, Survey Says
Experts say that while most American millennials are having sex, they are less sexually active than Generation X was at the same age.
A recent study in the Archives of Sexual Behavior reported that 15% of millennials born from 1990 to 1994 (aged 20 to 24 at the time of the study) had had no sexual partners after age 18.
In contrast, 6% of Generation X (for this study, born between 1965 and 1969) were in this category when they were 20 to 24 years old.
The findings were based on a survey of over 26,000 American adults.
What else did the survey reveal? Get the details here.
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