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Here's
another reason to quit smoking — researchers say
nonsmoking men enjoy sex more and have sex twice as often
as men who smoke heavily.
According to
researchers at the American Institute of Andrology at
Lexington, Ky., smoking appears to affect sexual
behavior. Studies have linked cigarette smoking to fertility problems in men. Now, researchers suggest cigarette
smoking may dampen some of the pleasure of sex for some
men.
The study looked at
300 men between the ages of 24 and 36 and found that
nonsmokers had sex 11.6 times a month, on average,
compared to 5.7 times a month for smokers. The smokers
puffed more than 30 cigarettes a day and had smoked
regularly for more than seven years. Nonsmokers also
rated their sexual enjoyment at 9 on an escalating scale
from 1 to 10, researchers report, while smokers rated
their sexual pleasure around 5.
The study was
presented the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society
and American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
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