15 scientific facts about sex you probably don’t know

{How much do you think you know about sex? Some might be tempted to say a lot but before you say that, I think you should go through this list of scientific facts about sex.}

{{Below are 15 scientific facts about sex you probably don’t know.}}

1. While men are more attracted to women who smile, it’s the opposite for women. Women find happy guys significantly less sexually attractive than brooding men. So guys, maybe we should start smiling less.

2. During each sexual session, a man shoots out between 30 to 750 million sperm cells each time he climaxes. Well before you say that’s a lot, an average pigs shoots about 8 billion sperm cells when it climaxes.

3. This is definitely bad news for the guys with a clean shave. According to science, women see guys with a stubble as more attractive than guys with a clean shave.

4. Here is another amazing reason why you should kiss your partner everyday. According to science, kissing improves intimacy, lowers stress and lowers cholesterol too. That’s not all. According to several studies, how often couples kisses correlated to their long-term relationship satisfaction.

5. Having sex can partially to completely alleviate your headache. Don’t forget to have a session in bed with your partner when next you have a headache. I definitely won’t forget this tip.

6. Just as people sleep-walk, people also sleep-sex. Some people actually engage in sexual behaviour while they are asleep and this condition is known as sexsomnia.

7. Be happy when next you get under the sun because studies have shown that sunlight can boost your testosterone, thus increasing your libido and sex drive. I definitely would stop complaining when I get under the sun.

8. Sorry younger ladies, it seems older women enjoy sex better. According to a 2010 National Survey of Sexual Health and Behaviour, older women were more likely to say they’d climaxed during their last sexual encounter than younger women.

9. Remember the song lady in red? Ever wondered why Chris de Burgh didn’t sing about the lady in blue or white? According to science, men find women who wear the colour red more attractive than women wearing other colours.

10. According to science, wearing socks during sex significantly increased the chance of climax. I think I would be wearing my socks tonight.

11. How you feel about your body will affect your sex life. According to science, obese women who accepted their bodies reported better sex while those who hated their size said their sex lives suffered.

12. According to a 2012 study, people who are more comfortable with sexual communication are happier with their sex lives.

13. Why do guys sleep after sex? According to science, when guys climax, the brain releases a mix of chemicals, including prolactin. Guess I now know why I sleep after sex.

14. A mind-blowing sex can trigger sudden memory loss.This rare condition is known as transient global amnesia. Researchers describe an instance in which a 54-year-old woman showed up in the emergency room at Georgetown University Hospital unable to remember the past 24 hours. Her amnesia started right after having sex with her husband just an hour before.

15. A study published in the journal Annals of Epidemiology found that people who are well-off have better sex lives than their poorer counterparts. So guys, we need to make that money so we would have better sex lives.