Not having sex can result in emotional distress, shame and low self-esteem: study

By Shervin Assari, Research Investigator of Psychiatry, Public Health, and Poverty Solutions, University of Michigan. More 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…