Is abstinence unhealthy?

Sex arguably makes life better, more enjoyable and healthier for lots of familiar reasons. But is not having it – for whatever reason – necessarily unhealthy? Not really, experts say, at least not physiologically. And the good news is you’re not going to die from abstinence – nor will it likely lead directly to conditions such as cancer and heart disease, from which you may die. 

Abstinence, unlike not eating, doesn’t physically damage you, at least not directly. "It’s not a health crisis if you don’t," Debra Herbenick, a research scientist and professor at IU School of Public Health-Bloomington, says in a recent article in U.S. News & World Report, "No one is going to say that abstinence for six months is going to hurt you."

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