Benefits

1. Sex Relieves Stress
A big health benefit of sex is lower blood pressure and overall stress reduction, according to researchers from Scotland who reported their findings in the journal Biological Psychology. They studied 24 women and 22 men who kept records of their sexual activity. Then the researchers subjected them to stressful situations -- such as speaking in public and doing verbal arithmetic -- and noted their blood pressure response to stress.

Those who had intercourse had better responses to stress than those who engaged in other sexual behaviors or abstained.

Another study published in the same journal found that frequent intercourse was associated with lower diastolic blood pressure in cohabiting participants. Yet other research found a link between partner hugs and lower blood pressure in women.

2. Sex Boosts Immunity
Good sexual health may mean better physical health. Having sex once or twice a week has been linked with higher levels of an antibody called immunoglobulin A or IgA, which can protect you from getting colds and other infections. Scientists at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., took samples of saliva, which contain IgA, from 112 college students who reported the frequency of sex they had.

Those in the "frequent" group -- once or twice a week -- had higher levels of IgA than those in the other three groups -- who reported being abstinent, having sex less than once a week, or having it very often, three or more times weekly.

3. Sex Burns Calories
Thirty minutes of sex burns 85 calories or more. It may not sound like much, but it adds up: 42 half-hour sessions will burn 3,570 calories, more than enough to lose a pound. Doubling up, you could drop that pound in 21 hour-long sessions.

"Sex is a great mode of exercise," says Patti Britton, PhD, a Los Angeles sexologist and president of the American Association of Sexuality Educators and Therapists. It takes work, from both a physical and psychological perspective, to do it well, she says.

4. Sex Improves Cardiovascular Health
While some older folks may worry that the efforts expended during sex could cause a stroke, that's not so, according to researchers from England. In a study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, scientists found frequency of sex was not associated with stroke in the 914 men they followed for 20 years.

And the heart health benefits of sex don't end there. The researchers also found that having sex twice or more a week reduced the risk of fatal heart attack by half for the men, compared with those who had sex less than once a month.

5. Sex Boosts Self-Esteem
Boosting self-esteem was one of 237 reasons people have sex, collected by University of Texas researchers and published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior.

That finding makes sense to Gina Ogden, PhD, a sex therapist and marriage and family therapist in Cambridge, Mass., although she finds that those who already have self-esteem say they sometimes have sex to feel even better. "One of the reasons people say they have sex is to feel good about themselves," she tells WebMD. "Great sex begins with self-esteem, and it raises it. If the sex is loving, connected, and what you want, it raises it."

6. Sex Improves Intimacy
Having sex and orgasms increases levels of the hormone oxytocin, the so-called love hormone, which helps us bond and build trust. Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and the University of North Carolina evaluated 59 premenopausal women before and after warm contact with their husbands and partners ending with hugs. They found that the more contact, the higher the oxytocin levels.

"Oxytocin allows us to feel the urge to nurture and to bond," Britton says.

Higher oxytocin has also been linked with a feeling of generosity. So if you're feeling suddenly more generous toward your partner than usual, credit the love hormone.

7. Sex Reduces Pain
As the hormone oxytocin surges, endorphins increase, and pain declines. So if your headache, arthritis pain, or PMS symptoms seem to improve after sex, you can thank those higher oxytocin levels.

In a study published in the Bulletin of Experimental Biology and Medicine, 48 volunteers who inhaled oxytocin vapor and then had their fingers pricked lowered their pain threshold by more than half.

8. Sex Reduces Prostate Cancer Risk
Frequent ejaculations, especially in 20-something men, may reduce the risk of prostate cancer later in life, Australian researchers reported in the British Journal of Urology International. When they followed men diagnosed with prostate cancer and those without, they found no association of prostate cancer with the number of sexual partners as the men reached their 30s, 40s, and 50s.

But they found men who had five or more ejaculations weekly while in their 20s reduced their risk of getting prostate cancer later by a third.

Another study, reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that frequent ejaculations, 21 or more a month, were linked to lower prostate cancer risk in older men, as well, compared with less frequent ejaculations of four to seven monthly.

9. Sex Strengthens Pelvic Floor Muscles
For women, doing a few pelvic floor muscle exercises known as Kegels during sex offers a couple of benefits. You will enjoy more pleasure, and you'll also strengthen the area and help to minimize the risk of incontinence later in life.

To do a basic Kegel exercise, tighten the muscles of your pelvic floor, as if you're trying to stop the flow of urine. Count to three, then release.

10. Sex Helps You Sleep Better
The oxytocin released during orgasm also promotes sleep, according to research.

And getting enough sleep has been linked with a host of other good things, such as maintaining a healthy weight and blood pressure. Something to think about, especially if you've been wondering why your guy can be active one minute and snoring the next.

Positions

Lap dancer

Difficulty for her: 4
Difficulty for him: 2

How its done: Your partner needs to be leaning back onto a high-backed chair with a cushion/pillow behind him. Firstly sit above his lap with your hands clasping the chair to support you. Then one leg at a time rest your feet on his shoulders. Then use your bottom to move back and forth on his penis.

What will it do for you? This is an intimate position where you can both watch each others bodies keeping eye contact all the way through.
What will it do for him? Although you control the movements the only thing you can do to stop him coming is jump off of him he won`t be able to control himself as he watches the full action.

Leg up

Difficulty for her: 8
Difficulty for him: 3

How it's done: Stand facing your partner with your left foot turned out, and your right foot forward. His legs should be slightly bent, spread three feet apart. Place your hands on his shoulders while he clasps his hands around your back then slowly pull your right leg up and rest foot on his left shoulder. While his penis is in side try and slide your leg up his shoulder as far as you can reach up.

What will it do for you? Once you have getting over the discomfort of stretching your leg so high the intense thrusting of him inside you will send you over the edge.
What will it do for him? Just seeing you do a vertical split will drive him crazy not to mention the feeling he will get from being able to get right inside of you.

The Octopus

Difficulty for her: 8
Difficulty for him: 8

How it's done: Your man sits on the floor with his hands behind him resting on the floor, his knees slightly bent with his legs splayed open.
Keeping your hands on the floor for support, face him, then straddle his lap, raising your legs so your legs rest on his shoulders Now rock back and fourth gently making sure to keep your bodies close together so his penis doesn't slip out.

What will it do for you? This is guaranteed to hit your G-spot giving you instant orgasm.
What will it do for him? He gets to watch the action and seeing you orgasm you can guarantee he will soon be following.

Raw hide

Difficulty for her: 7
Difficulty for him: 5

How it`s done: Lie down on the bed on your stomach, with your legs straight and slightly apart. He then sits right behind you with his legs in front of him and his hands on either side of his body supporting him. He leans back joining his genitals with yours. Bring your legs together for a tight fit as he rocks back and forwards. Rest on your elbows with your arms in front of you for leverage.

What will it do for you? If you like to be dominated then this is the position for you. He can move his penis about freely allowing you to feel all the pleasure.
What will it do for him? He can take full charge with this position and gets a front row view of your rear (which surprisingly enough is a turn on for a man). He can take it at his own pace and move as fast and hard or as slow and gentle as suits.

The pleasure spot

There is no difficulty involved here just pure pleasure.

How It`s done: Lie on the bed with a pillow under your head bringing your knees up to your breasts with your legs crossed at the ankles. He kneels in front of you, leans in, and pulls your hips onto his lap. Keep your thighs glued together and gently press your feet against his chest for support as he enters you.

What will it do for you? This is a great position to allow you to clench your PC muscles ensuring deep tighter penetration.
What will it do for him? Grabbing his bottom you can pull him into you for deeper penetration taking his whole package inside you. This position is intense and will have both your fluids flowing.

Scissor cut

Difficulty for her: 6
Difficulty for him: 5

How it`s done: Lie face-up on a table, desk or other raised, hard surface with your hips perched on the edge. Raise your legs to a 90-degree angle. He will be standing in front of you holding your ankles. Spread your legs wide open while he enters you. Next he alternately crosses and spreads your legs like scissors, opening and closing as he thrusts.

What will it do for you? With the alternating of tightness and wideness you will feel to types of sensations that of deepness when wide leg and feeling your vagina wrapped around his penis when your legs are crossed again. This is an instant orgasm position.
What will it do for him? He will feel the same feelings as you but has a better advantage of taking it at his own pace.

The Starfish

Difficulty for her: 6
Difficulty for him: 4

How it's done: He sits on the floor, his arms supporting his weight behind him, his legs stretched out in front of him. You sit on his lap with your back to him, Bend your knees, spread your legs and keep your feet flat on the floor. Squeeze your PC muscles while he makes small circular rotations with his pelvis.

What will it do for you? You are in full control allowing you to go as fast or slow as you like and can take him as deep as you please. His tongue also has access to your neck and the top of your spine.
What will it do for him? He can relax while you take full control and we all know that men like to be led every now and then. Your hands are also free to stimulate his testicles and massage his thighs.

The Spoon

Difficulty for her: none
Difficulty for him: 2

How it's done: Lie on your side with your man behind you so that your back is pressed against his chest. Raise your top leg so that he can position his body into you (as in a side kneeling position) with his leg in between your leg entering you from behind. Leaving your hands free to caress each others bodies.

What will it do for you? With this position you can go as slow or as fast as you like and with his hands free to stimulate your clitoris it won`t be long before you are coming.
What will it do for him? He can caress your whole body while pulling himself hard into you and if you clench your buttocks while he is inside of you and hold him into position he will be able to feel your vagina wrapped tightly squeezing his penis, this will send him wild.

The wheel barrow

Difficulty for her: 3
Difficulty for him: 4
Props: Cushion/pillow

How it's done: Place the pillow/cushion on the floor. Kneel with your arms crossed in front of you resting on the pillow.
Rest you head on your arms and lift your bottom in the air.

Have your partner stand behind you and lift your legs up by the ankles until your body is almost perpendicular to the floor. Now he can enter your vagina from behind.

What will it do for you? This position is guaranteed to hit you in spots that you didn`t even know existed sending tingles throughout your whole body.
What will it do for him? This gives him the chance to use all of his penis and the feeling of your whole vagina wrapped around hi penis will have him screaming with ecstasy.

Myths About SEX

1) You can't get pregnant during unprotected sex if the man pulls out before he ejaculates (cums) - false!

Even though your boyfriend doesn't ejaculate, sperm can still be present in his pre-cum (the clear, sticky drops that are released when he's aroused). It only takes one sperm to get you pregnant, and the fluid can also contain sexually transmitted infections. Some men aren't aware that they are ejaculating until it's too late, and it's easy to get carried away in the heat of the moment.

2) You can't get pregnant during your period - false!

There's a chance that you can get pregnant during a period, particularly towards the end of your menstrual cycle. Unprotected sex also increases the risk infection by sexually transmitted infections.

3)You can't get pregnant while having sex standing up, or in the shower or bath - false!

If you have unprotected sex you can get pregnant, no matter how or where you do it.

4) Missing one pill doesn't matter - false!

The contraceptive pill should be taken at the same time each day, but is regarded as "missed" if it is taken more than 12 hours late (three hours late for the mini-pill, although with the mini pill Cerazette you have a 12-hour window). If you are late in taking your contraceptive, take a pill as soon as you can, then another at the usual time, (even if this means taking more than one pill in one day).
If more than one pill is missed, the last missed pill should be taken and the rest of the packet taken at the normal time. However, alternative contraception (such a condoms) should also be used for seven days afterwards, just to be on the safe side.
If you miss a pill and there are less than seven pills left in the pack, the course should be finished as usual and a new packet started immediately afterwards without a break.

5) Peeing after sex washes out sperm and prevents pregnancy - false!

For a start, urine exits the bladder through the urethra, which lies in above of the vaginal opening. Which means any sperm in the vagina won't even get wet when you wee.

A Brief History of Human Sex

Dogs do it, cats do it, even your sagging grandmother has done it once or twice back in the day, humans since the dawn of time have done it. Humans have basically been the same anatomically for about 100,000 years—so it is safe to say that if we do it and most importantly enjoy it now, then so did our cave dwelling ancestors. Humans and all animals are hard wired to seek out sex and to continue to do so. I imagine that is evidence that people at least like sex and even if they don't engage in conversation as though they do, because of embarrassment. That's not to say that cultural norms keep people from exploring the taboo, but only what is admitted to openly. The idea that there is a sexual line that must not be crossed but when in the act of sex those boundaries are not as limited as the proclaim to be.Religion especially has held powerful opinion over the mind's thought process towards what is deemed acceptable. Men and women who lived during the Middle Ages were certainly affected by the fear of sin, because of religion was the reason the meaning for life.The liberalization of sexuality kicked into high gear by the 1960s with the controversial invention of the birth control pills- even thought prior there were herbs and other methods of birth control. this allowed women to have the same options after sex as men-after sex not having to worry about pregnancy.

UNIVERSAL HAPPINESS

There are several universal, natural actions, that humans share together, but only on keeps the silence from the tongues of the mass. Everyone does it or has lusted to do so and some point in there life. Sex is not only natural, beautiful and beneficial but needs to change from awkward to and educational and enticing conversation. Everyone has a knowledge or opinion that another may be ignorant to. Yea its an awkward conversation between parents and child for the first time. If we changed how it is brought up in conversation, then that eases the tension of the first time sit down. If all they know is what they hear in the boys and girls locker rooms then their unprepared for something is unbelievably special in there lives-- you would not let your kid go to their first dance with out the proper attire on would you. So many talks happen so late because of the exact tension that i have mentioned previously. So take a look and gain some education about the Act of Sex, and lets stop being bashful about the one universal happiness and spread the LOVE.