school newspaper said sex prevents colds?

encounter · Posted: 02/23/07 - 14:17 Post subject: school newspaper said sex prevents colds?

this isn't an encouragement to have sex but is this really true? does sex boost your immune system and help prevent colds?

Eich · Newbie Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 62 Location: Colorado

I'm going to be the first to call this a complete fake. There isn't any way Sex in its own can boost your immune system and prevent you from getting the cold.

However, if someone were to see results it would most likely be from stress relief. When the body is put under extreme stress its immune system drops as a result. Thus, we as human beings (and most other animals as well) can become pretty open to sickness when under stress. Sex however, is a known stress reliever.

Any other way than that, i can't see how it would boost the immune system. I tried a google search just to be sure. Nothing. I think its just an old wives tale!

school newspaper said sex prevents colds?

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