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Who's avoiding sex, and why

  • Written by Shervin Assari, Research Investigator of Psychiatry, Public Health, and Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan
imageMore women than men avoid sex, but the reasons for both genders vary. PKPix/www.shutterstock.com

Sex has a strong influence on many aspects of well-being: it is one of our most basic physiological needs. Sex feeds our identity and is a core element of our social life.

But millions of people spend at least some of their adulthood not having sex....

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