Ask any $3xually active person or a couple you know and they’ll tell you that ᴅʀʏ sᴘᴇʟʟs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇᴅʀᴏᴏᴍ are quite common and natural. It could last a few weeks or a few months and there are a number of reasons why people who’ve had $3x – even regular $3x – stop or take a break. It could be because of ill health, being too busy or stressed, a dip or cold period in the relationship or because you’re on medications that ɪɴᴛᴇʀғᴇʀᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʟɪʙɪᴅᴏ.

Whatever the reason and the exact ᴅᴜʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ᴀʙsᴛɪɴᴇɴᴄᴇ (it’s subjective after all) may be, not having $3x for a long-ish duration of time can have an effect on your health. The following are some of the things you may notice when you stop having $3x.

Immune system
Regular $3x improves the immune system and prepares the body to fight off illness by ʀᴇʟᴇᴀsɪɴɢ ᴇɴᴅᴏʀᴘʜɪɴs. This means that having $3x less often might result in more frequent illnesses, like the cold or flu. A study reported that saliva samples of college students who had ʀᴇɢᴜʟᴀʀ $ᴇx were found to have a higher concentration of certain antibodies called ɪᴍᴍᴜɴᴏɢʟᴏʙᴜʟɪɴ A, which fight the common cold.

ᴠᴀɢɪɴᴀʟ health
Having $3x after a long break can be uncomfortable. It takes longer for the female body to become ᴀʀᴏᴜsᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴇ ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ʟᴜʙʀɪᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ to make $3x easy and comfortable. Regular $3x or ᴍᴀsᴛᴜʀʙᴀᴛɪᴏɴ can keep the tissues in your ᴠᴀɢɪɴᴀ healthy by improving blood flow.

Period pains
Some people find $3x to be an excellent remedy for menstrual cramps. The increase in endorphins caused by $3x as well as the uterine contractions that occur with ᴏʀɢᴀsᴍ can both help alleviate cramps. You don’t have to have $3x to ʀᴇᴀᴘ these benefits — ᴍᴀsᴛᴜʀʙᴀᴛɪᴏɴ can have the same effect.

Cardiovascular health
If you do not have $3x on a regular basis, you are at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease. In addition to being a source of exercise, $3xual intercourse helps keep your ᴇsᴛʀᴏɢᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʀᴏɢᴇsᴛᴇʀᴏɴᴇ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟs in balance, which can lower your risk of heart disease.

Mental health
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Surprisingly, going a long time without having $3x can make you lose interest in $3x altogether. The more you have $3x, the more you want to have $3x. Regular $3x boosts your ʟɪʙɪᴅᴏ.

Stress and anxiety level
Having $3x releases ᴇɴᴅᴏʀᴘʜɪɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀᴍᴏɴᴇ ᴏxʏᴛᴏᴄɪɴ into the body. These ɴᴇᴜʀᴏᴄʜᴇᴍɪᴄᴀʟs can help manage the effects of anxiety or stress. ᴏxʏᴛᴏᴄɪɴ has the additional benefit of helping you sleep. If you do not have $3x regularly, your body may release these hormones less often, which might make it more difficult to cope with stress.

Relationship health
For many couples, regular ⓢⓔⓧⓤⓐⓛ ⓘⓝⓣⓔⓡⓒⓞⓤⓡⓢⓔ is an important way to maintain their bond. Regular $3x also often leads to better communication. Generally, couples who have $3ex more often feel more emotionally attached and connected in comparison with those who do it less often.