Beware! Too much sex bad for you- expert

Sat, 22 Jul 2017 10:38:05 +0000

By ANNIE ZULU

OVER-INDULGING in sex could lead to serious health complications, says Diadem Centre for Health and Wellness Managing Director Dr Luckson Mseteka.

And Dr Mseteka has advised that a normal human being should only have sex three times in a week.

He said this when he featured on Millennium Radio’s health programme dubbed “Health Talk.”

“Twice a week makes a healthy sex life, in fact, it has been calculated that a person below 35 should only have 100 orgasms in a year.

“No matter how strong one can be, you can’t be having three-four times sex per day, it is not healthy,” Dr Mseteka said.

He noted that although sex was a pleasurable act that had enormous health benefits, it also had side effects.

He said the side effects include prostrate problems for men, dehydration, lower back pain, bruises and soreness, injured nerves, strained muscles, fracture and heart attack for those who have heart-related problems.

“Apparently the saying “too much of everything is bad” is also applicable to sex, regardless of how exciting it could be. During sexual activity, the body releases norepinephrine, epinephrine and cortisol which increase the heart rate and trigger the release of glucose in the blood.

“All these activities are tiring, especially when done frequently. Thus, indulging in sex several times a day will drain all your energy and leave you feeling exhausted most of the time. “Too much sex can also worsen the health situations of people with heart problems. In other words, even though sex is good for the heart as it keeps increasing blood flow, it can lead to complications for people who have heart problems,” he said.