Fundamentally, I mean. Does the human body require it? Do You NEED sex? Do we need it, probably not, but not many of us would live without it. Sex is a natural part of development. Our bodies experience real chemical reactions from the onset of arousal, until climax. Sex gives us instant access to a lot of the feel good chemicals stored in our bodies. Those chemical responses make up most of our everyday behaviors.

Listed below are a few chemicals your body releases during sexual activity, and how those chemicals are beneficial to your overall health.

 Dopamine

• Helps modulate erection and ejaculation.
• Responsible for the pleasurable feeling in sex.
• Helps regulate your daily body clock.
• Releases during orgasm.
• Considered the learning chemical because it teaches your body its reward system.

Serotonin

• Increases the production of Dopamine in the body.
• Promotes healthy sleep.
• Helps regulate mood, memory and even appetite.
• Controls social behaviors and sexual desire.

Endorphins

• Reduces the risk of heart attack.
• Boosts the immune system.
• Natural stress reliever.
• Aids in weight loss.
• Can help manage substance withdrawal.

Estrogen

• Promotes healthy skin.
• Reduces the risk of Alzheimer and Heart Disease.
• Balances the hormones in your body.
• Fights osteoporosis.

Nitric Oxide

• Increases blood flow to skin, nipples genitals etc…
• Lowers Blood Pressure.
• Helps manage type 2 diabetes.
• Controls erectile dysfunction.

Oxytocin

• Promotes natural sleep.
• Relieves anxiety and stress.
• Labeled “the Cuddle Drug” because it controls attachments.
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• Coaxes the milk in nursing mothers down to the nipple for feeding.
• Releases during breastfeeding, it promotes the strong bonds of mother and child.

Now, I am not saying sex is the only way to achieve the above listed chemical reactions in the body, but I will say its the burpee of your pleasure sensory activities. If you want to give you pleasure center a proverbial “total body workout,” sex is the way to go!

Sources:

https://www.enzolifesciences.com/science-center/technotes/2018/november/the-role-of-dopamine-as-a-neurotransmitter-in-the-human-brain/#:~:text=Dopamine%20is%20an%20organic%20chemical,system%20leading%20to%20numerous%20diseases.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232248

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK470306/

https://www.healthline.com/health/endorphins

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/277177

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11336572/
https://www.medscape.com/answers/444220-69925/what-is-the-role-of-the-nitric-oxide-pathway-in-the-pathophysiology-of-erectile-dysfunction-ed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3183515/