To have at least a sexual relationship per week would help the men of 55 years and more to warn the erectile unrest.
It is the conclusion of a survey finlandaise1 led by 989 men aged of 55 years to 75 years. The participants first answered a questionnaire in 1999, then at second in 2004. To be selected, the men had to not have an erectile dysfunction in the beginning of the survey.
According to the results, the more the frequency of sexual intercourse is raised, less the risks are big to know the moderate unrest of raising or complets2. The men who had a sexual relationship less per week were two times more numerous to have unrest of raising that those that had a sexual intercourse per week. And the participants who had three to four weekly sexual intercourse were four times less numerous to endure erectile dysfunction.
"If one does not use his / her / its legs, they will function less well, illustrate Jules Bureau, sex therapist and psychologue3. It is the same thing for the erectile function: it is necessary to maintain it by regular sexual intercourse. "
The survey is about coitus, without taking into account the masturbation the genital or oral relations, exclusively. According to Jules Office, these gestures also contribute them to maintain the vascular functions of the penis.
