Scientific knowledge about sex: Smell reveals that a woman likes you...

Men can instinctively distinguish between women who arouse them sexually and women who remain cold around them. And no, it's not about smiles or seductive gestures. The smell of sweat reveals the truth to them. In the last year alone, this and some other interesting studies have led to interesting conclusions, which are briefly summarized on the Mindbodygreen page.

The pandemic has stopped the collective libido

A study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine showed that as many as 60% of British adults experienced a drastic drop in libido during the pandemic. Not only did they no longer have sex, they also stopped masturbating. Another study, published in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, found that women had more sex and experienced increased sexual desire in the first months of the pandemic. That all changed later as the quality of sex worsened, and the researchers found a "significant" decline in women's sexual functioning, which included both arousal and the ability to achieve orgasm.

The correlation between gratitude and good sex

According to a study published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science, gratitude can have a very beneficial effect on sexual relationships. Researchers have found that feeling grateful or being aware of the other person's gratitude fills people with the desire to focus even more on their partner's pleasures, which of course leads to better, mutually satisfying sex. Why? Because a person who is grateful to have such a partner will work even harder on the relationship, which will make the other person healthier and happier and bring more sex.

Men are able to smell a woman's arousal

Everything points to the fact that excitement has its own smell. And so that other people can notice it. A study published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior found that men can distinguish between women who are sexually aroused and those who are not. All thanks to the smell. Previous research has also confirmed that certain emotional states (such as sadness or fear) can be recognized by people through smell. It's about these chemical signals. The latest research has only shown that sexual excitement is also part of the repertoire of that perception.

There are two types of low libido in women

Researchers examined the sexual typology of desires of 500 women in long-term relationships. They found that women struggling with low sexual desire can be divided into two groups: women who are "otherwise distressed" and women who are "sexually dissatisfied." Distressed women were burdened with otherwise low relationship satisfaction and high stress from a difficult life. Otherwise, women who were dissatisfied only in the bedroom were relatively satisfied with their relationship and were not overly stressed in life.

One in four women wants a good sex life even after menopause

Contrary to popular belief that many women over 40 worry about a good sex life, a study by the American Menopause Society found that 45 percent of women believe that sex is still important to some degree. Some 27 percent say that sex is still a very important part of their lives.

Sex in exchange for favors is not good

While no one will blame you for calculating that even in bed, things will work out with some fair trade, psychologists reveal that this will not be beneficial to a sense of true intimacy. On the contrary, intercourse will be reduced to a transaction. It is much better for those couples who perceive sexuality only as the pleasure that their partners give each other. Nothing more and nothing less

Growing up with cold parents affects sexual behavior

People who grew up in homes where they were neglected or where their parents were emotionally unavailable have more problems with their sex lives as adults. This was shown by a study published in the International Journal of Sexual Health. Problems included: less satisfying sex, greater sexual dysfunction and a negative perception of sex as such. Why? A person who grew up with unapproachable parents is more likely to have a less stable self-image. It is built through the child's relationship with his parents.

Sex talk can stimulate the sex life of couples with depression

Depression is known to negatively affect libido, but couples in which one or both partners suffer from depression can avoid it by talking openly about sexuality. This was shown by a study published in the journal Communication Research. Their findings are also confirmed by previous studies, which have already proven that sexual communication is also key to good sex. It has only now become clear that with the help of communication, even couples with depression can effectively overcome challenges in bed.