SCIENCE OF SEX #11: Sexual and cardiovascular correlates of male unfaithfulness💋
What are the social and sexual characteristics of male “cheaters” ?
Definitions of unfaithfulness and its consequences vary across different cultures, religions, and legal jurisdictions; however, having extramarital affairs is associated in most societies with a stigma.
This work published in 2012 in The journal of sexual medicine found that: ” Some surveys reported that 1.5-4% of married men had extramarital coitus in any given year, others that 23.2% of men have cheated during their current relationship. […] several authors reported that men with extramarital affairs more frequently have a dysfunctional primary relationship, in both relational and sexual terms.[…] few studies have evaluated the correlation between infidelity and cardiovascular risk, reporting that having an extramarital affair could have a negative impact on cardiac morbidity and mortality.”
So, unfaithfulness in men seems to be associated with a higher risk of major cardiovascular events… is it a cardiovascular risk factor like hypertension or cigarettes ? 😄
The link to the scientific abstract of the present: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22510301
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