How does winter affect sexual desire?

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is changing throughout our lives and, in addition, it is built and is affected by various issues, such as seasonal changes, the hours of daily light and the position of the Sun, which would determine the temperature.

For this reason, winter seems

and summer to socialize, being more active and energetic.

Thanks to this sunlight, the body is capable of producing large amounts of

and serotonin, the so-called happiness hormone that regulates our body, gradually decreasing due to the shorter exposure time to natural light during the summer months. winter.

Responsibilities, work and the dreaded stress, as well as vacations and other socio-cultural issues, such as Christmas, also cause

.

For all this we tend to have the idea that in winter intimate and sexual encounters are less appealing, but in summer there are fewer routines and less stress, so it leads us to think that there will be more sex.

Although also

and with more people, trips, barbecues, beach, swimming pools...

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Attention: it is precisely in moments of stress when many people choose to release it through sex for its

due to the release of oxytocin, the relaxation hormone, love and affection, being antagonistic to cortisol, the hormone associated with stress. and to fear.

The reality is that each season of the year has its point and offers us situations that we can take advantage of to

.

In addition, sexual satisfaction depends on many aspects, and it is not necessarily increased by the amount of sexual relations we have with our genitals, alone or in company.

Nor does it happen with the intensity of our

Although it is usually indicative of good sexual health, it is not decisive for it to be so.

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Yes, intentionality or that "

erotically and the satisfaction of those expectations would be key.

Even if it is true that winter conditions do not activate desire so much, they do with love.

The colder months invite you to seek

and spend more time with your partner, or to look for one, and the desire, perhaps already existing previously, to build deeper ties and undertake new goals as a couple is reinforced.

This would explain why September 16 coincides with the highest number of births.

On the contrary, August is when fewer babies are conceived.

Does this mean that December is the month in which more genital intercourse is maintained?

Probably not, however, it is the most propitious for couples to decide to

, and there are also other factors that could contribute to this fact.

According to LELO, the renowned brand of luxury erotic toys and sexual well-being, a study revealed that "there is a

and better quality of sperm during the winter months."

The cold would benefit spermatogenesis and its quality, which is why the testicles are located outside the body.

Testosterone is the hormone responsible for low sexual desire and an increase in it is associated with

that is, having more desire for sex.

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Therefore, in winter the increase in sexual activity is not only due to our desire to reproduce, since it is done for pleasure, and a lot.

It appears that the Christmas holidays see an increase in condom sales, with the highest peak occurring in the week before Christmas Day, with

as the week after.

Another decade-long study showed that "during the holidays, people do more Google searches

such as pregnancy advice or questions related to pornography," says the brand.

It is true that by wearing more clothes we touch and feel less the skin of others and our own, an issue that awakens the sexual appetite.

Nor is it a season that seems to invite us to sleep naked, however, if we did, it would encourage us to

and regulate the temperature, which would rise.

It is also true that, and not only in bed but on the street, clothing hides our body more in winter and for this very reason, when you see less skin, you want to see more.

All desire starts from a

, wanting what I already have is incoherent;

Yes, I could want more of what I have or something related to what I already enjoy.

This is how in winter, our skin and yours become the most desired stimuli.

An issue that does not occur in the warmer seasons as they are used to seeing bodies with little clothing.

INTIMACY MOMENTS

Perhaps the first turtleneck of winter triggers a special interest in knowing what it hides.

Imagination was always a determining factor in desire, since every desire, before being expressed, was imagined.

What is covered, hidden or prohibited

, being one of the pillars of erotica.

So let's enjoy those homemade plans, blanket and series, with those low street temperatures that make us seek the warmth of home;

relaxing baths that make the water boil with the care and

.

And the pleasure of sticking our icy feet to those of the couple, so warm, to sleep comfortably.

But never forget to have good socks close by for your love affairs, as they make it easier for women to reach orgasm.

According to the results of a study from the University of Groningen, presented at the European Society for Reproduction and Human Development in Copenhagen, 50 percent reached orgasm without socks, while 80 percent achieved it

.

This is due to the fact that women react negatively to the sensation of cold feet, either by having them frozen or by rubbing against another person's cold feet.

Take note, and enjoy!

*ANA SIERRA is a psychosexologist www.anasierra.es

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