Getting Off May Treat Hay Fever
Posted by: Wendy Atterberry
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10:45AM, Wednesday April 1st 2009
From what could very well be pulled from the April Fool’s Day file comes word that sex may treat hay fever better than decongestants do — for guys at least. Sina Zarrintan, a neurologist from the Tabriz Medical University in Iran, is proposing that a “well-timed ejaculation,” either from masturbation or sex with a partner, can soothe “swollen nasal blood vessels, freeing the airway for normal breathing.” Sounds sexy, no? Apparently, the nose and the genitals are both connected to the same part of the sympathetic nervous system, which controls certain reflexes. I’m not sure about you, but if I guy used his allergies as an excuse to screw, I’m not so sure my sympathetic reflex would be to jump on that.
Zarrintan hasn’t yet performed clinical trials to test the hypothesis, but I’m pretty sure he won’t have trouble finding volunteers. [via New Scientist]
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raqueleza
wrote on April 1 2009 @ 10:50 am: [report]
Who needs an excuse to screw? More like being sick is no longer an excuse NOT get down. “Baby, you’ll feel better. Promise.”
bogart4017
wrote on April 1 2009 @ 12:43 pm: [report]
Great idea—i’ll try it tonite and see how it flies.
abbylyn
wrote on April 1 2009 @ 12:45 pm: [report]
would this explain why my guy snores less when we have sex before we fall asleep?
hereshestands
wrote on April 2 2009 @ 02:56 am: [report]
Hey honey, I am having a hay fever attack? Care to screw? hahaha
retro chic
wrote on April 2 2009 @ 08:06 am: [report]
whew… After reading the Gross Beauty Treatments post, I thought you were going to suggest a topical sinus treatment with it! Haha, I’m sooo relieved now too.
But hey, what’s good for the goose… my “O"s have been relieving cramps for years, and I’m QUITE sure I breathe much better, too!