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Women having regular sex tend to live longer due to safer DNA

THE ASIAN AGE
Published : Jun 6, 2017, 6:31 pm IST
Updated : Jun 6, 2017, 7:03 pm IST

The telemores on DNA are the protective caps which act as the body clock that shorten with time.

However, women who have regular sex are known to have longer telemores (Photo: AFP)
 However, women who have regular sex are known to have longer telemores (Photo: AFP)

Sex has been known to have many benefits for both men and women and while it gives you glowing skin, it has other important benefits too. A recent study states that women who have regular sex can have longer lives because of an astounding reason.

According a report in The Sun, women between the age of 20-50 have a chance of living longer than those who don’t because regular sex boosts lifespan by protecting her DNA. The telemores on DNA are the protective caps which act as the body clock that shorten with time and eventually die over time. However, women who have regular sex are known to have longer telemores and the cells die out much later than expected.

Interestingly, this provides insight into the fact that there are various health benefits in regular sex in a relationship and women certainly benefit from it. Regular sex has various other benefits but this is the first time that DNA has been directly linked to sex and a long life.

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