Healthful Tips

The best time to have sex

A new study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine showed that around day 14 of a woman's menstrual cycle, her clitoris grows up to 20 per cent bigger and becomes engorged more easily, increasing her chances of arousal. Additionally, the clitoral artery becomes less restricted, meaning blood flows more freely to the vagina. Italian researchers, studying 24 women ages 18-35, found that day 14 was also around the time that ovulation occurs, which would explain the reason. In fact, the women in the study reported having more sex mid-cycle than at any other time.

Be a generous lover

Lovers who were generous, unselfish, very giving and always looking out for the sexual needs of their partners enjoyed a much better sex life, revealed a new research published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. Researchers studied 'sexual communal strength' - the willingness to meet a partner's sexual needs - in long-term couples. Both parties filled out daily sex surveys for three weeks. Four months later, generous lovers reported higher levels of daily arousal and more desire for their partners than the less-generous couples.