Sex problems in one partner mean a much greater risk of problems for the other.
The term “contagious” describes infectious diseases that can be transmitted from person to person. The long list of contagious infections includes Covid, colds, flu, measles, chickenpox, and sex-related infections.
Sexual dysfunctions are not infectious diseases; therefore, medically speaking they cannot be called contagious. But metaphorically, they often spread from one partner to the other. A recent report is the first large-scale study to show that when women in long-term couples have sex problems, their male partners are at substantially greater than average risk of sexual dysfunction themselves. Why? It’s not entirely clear. However, several reasons help explain this finding.
Is Sexual Dysfunction Contagious?
The term “contagious” describes infectious diseases that can be transmitted from person to person. The long list of contagious infections includes Covid, colds, flu, measles, chickenpox, and sex-related infections.
Sexual dysfunctions are not infectious diseases; therefore, medically speaking they cannot be called contagious. But metaphorically, they often spread from one partner to the other. A recent report is the first large-scale study to show that when women in long-term couples have sex problems, their male partners are at substantially greater than average risk of sexual dysfunction themselves. Why? It’s not entirely clear. However, several reasons help explain this finding.
Is Sexual Dysfunction Contagious?
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