Benefits of Orgasm
2020-02-05 17:41:41.841676+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Effects of sexual arousal on lymphocyte subset circulation and cytokine production in man.
RESULTS: The results confirmed transient increases in adrenaline and prolactin plasma concentrations. Sexual arousal and orgasm increased the absolute number of leukocytes, in particular natural killer cells (CD3-CD16+CD56+), in the peripheral blood. In contrast, T cell (CD3+) and B cell (CD3-CD20+) subpopulations as well as the production of interleukin 6 and tumor necrosins factor alpha remained unaffected by sexual activity.
CONCLUSION: These findings demonstrate that components of the innate immune system are activated by sexual arousal and orgasm.
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