性表达对健康的益处

The Health Benefits of Sexual Expression

——原载《国际性健康杂志》网络版2021年9月25日——

<International Journal of Sexual Health>, Published online: Sep 25, 2021

【摘要】目的：性活动是人类的一项基本功能，具有短期和长期的情感、社会和身体益处。然而，在医疗保健领域，性已被边缘化，许多医护人员（healthcare professionals，HCPs）没有意识到它对近期和长期健康的有益影响。方法：为了挑战这一假设，我们将作者已经收集的数据与广泛搜索关于性活动的各种健康益处的文章相结合。此过程的结果根据短期、中期和长期收益显示，并附有对潜在因果关系的一些解释。结果：目前还不能证明“良好的性行为促进健康”，因为健康也有利于良好的性行为。结论：尽管缺乏如此令人信服的证据，文章最后还是对相关专业提出了建议。研究的平衡支持无论如何都应该在医护人员中给予更多关注，并且性研究需要更好地整合到健康研究中。

【关键词】性活动，对健康的益处，长寿，疾病，性快感

[Abstract] Objective: Sexual activity is a fundamental human function with short-term and long-term emotional, social, and physical benefits. Yet within healthcare, sexuality has been marginalized and many HCPs (health care professionals) are unaware of its beneficial implications for immediate and long-term health. Methods: To challenge this assumption we combined the data that already had been collected by the authors with an extensive search of articles on the various health benefits of sexual activity. The results of this process are displayed according to short-term, intermediate-term, and long-term benefits with some explanation about potential causal relationships. Results: For the time being, it cannot yet be proved that “good sex promotes good health” since good health also favors good sex. Conclusions: Despite lacking such convincing evidence, the article concludes with recommendations for there levant professions. The balance of research supports that sexuality anyhow deserves greater attention among HCPs and that sexuality research needs better integration within health research.

[Key words] Sexual  activity; health benefits; longevity; disease; sexual pleasure

论文原文：Woet L. Gianotten, Jenna C. Alley & Lisa M. Diamond (2021). The Health Benefits of Sexual Expression. International Journal of Sexual Health, Published online: Sep 25, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2021.1966564