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Consensual sex is key to happiness and good health, science says

  • Written by Shervin Assari, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Public Health, University of Michigan
A couple in bed. Research shows that sex is important to happiness and good health.4 pm production/Shutterstock.com

As we approach Valentine’s Day, it’s nice to celebrate love and, one the best parts about it, sex. As a doctor and epidemiologist who studies sex, I bring good news for Valentine’s Day. It’s not just that sex...

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