5 health complications Baltasar Ebang Engonga may have avoided with regular sex

If you have been on social media lately, you might have seen the news of a government official from the African nation of Equatorial Guinea being involved in a shocking scandal.

The Director of the National Financial Investigation Agency (ANIF), Baltasar Ebang Engonga, was alleged to have had over 400 sex tapes of him with dozens of women (most of them married) at different locations.

While netizens still ponder the ramifications of this, let's take a look at the positive side; regular sex. As long as it’s done with protection, sex can help the body fight some diseases and maintain good health.

So, here are 5 health complications Baltasar Ebang Engonga may have avoided by having regular sex.

1. High Blood Pressure:

According to sex therapist Princessa Aggrey, during a discussion with Patricia Rockson Hammond on GhanaWebTV’s ‘Moans and Cuddles,’ high amounts of sex, with a lot of orgasms, release “feel-good” chemicals into the body, which can help combat high blood pressure.

“When you have sweet sex and you get to orgasm, it releases lots of oxytocin, dopamine, and other happy chemicals into your system such that, if your blood pressure was skyrocketing, it brings it down.”

2. Heart Disease:

Sex keeps the heart more active and also prevents heart-related illnesses later in life, meaning Ebang may have a healthy heart.

“Imagine you have a tight artery; it would open up because your heart would pump more blood as your genitals need blood for them to function. So, it’s going to expand your blood vessels and pump blood,” Ms. Princessa Aggrey explained.

3. Prostate Cancer:

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, men who ejaculated frequently (at least 21 times a month) were less likely to get prostate cancer.

4. Depression and Anxiety:

“If you’re going through anxiety and depression, sex helps. If you’re anxious, you have someone to talk to, share your problems, and you can have sex,” sex therapist Princessa emphasised.

This means sex, with proper communication, is a way partners can open up about their struggles and thoughts, thereby providing relief for people battling anxiety and depression.

5. Stress:

Sex has been proven to be a great stress reliever. According to Dr. Sheenie Ambardar (MD), a psychiatrist in West Hollywood, California, being close to your partner can soothe stress and anxiety.

Ambardar says touching and hugging can release your body's natural “feel-good” hormone.

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