How losing your virginity in your 20s, 30s and beyond can lead to erectile ... trends now
It turns out that putting off having sex until you've found 'the one' could set you up for long-term sexual dysfunction.
Actress Rebel Wilson has revealed she didn't have sex for the first time until 35, which is double the age the average American is losing their virginity - 17 years old.
Seth Eisenberg, CEO of the PAIRS Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on fostering healthy relationships, told DailyMail.com that people who lose their virginity later in life may have greater difficulty becoming aroused and experiencing orgasms once they do become sexually active.
Studies have shown that waiting too long to do the deed can lead to pent up frustration, weak muscles and performance anxiety, leading to erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation or the inability to orgasm.
Actress Rebel Wilson has revealed she didn't have sex for the first time until 35, which is double the age the average American is losing their virginity - 17 years old
Rebel shared the intimate detail about her sex life in her new memoir, Rebel Rising, in the hopes it would help young people because 'not everybody has to lose their virginity as a teenager.'
The 44-year-old told People Magazine: 'People can wait till they're ready or wait till they're a bit more mature.
'And I think that could be a positive message. You obviously don't have to wait until you're in your thirties like me, but you shouldn't feel pressure as a young person,' Rebel added.
Experts have long highlighted the benefits of a healthy sex life, which include boosting your immune system and heart health, lowering blood pressure, strengthening muscles, improving sleep and even extending a person's lifespan.
When abstaining from sex for extended periods of time - either remaining a virgin or going through a dry spell - studies have found thinking slows down, the immune system worsens, pelvic muscles and bladder control weaken, stress and frustration increase, pain tolerances plummets and your sleep is disrupted.
One of the earliest studies from 2007 to examine how the age of losing your virginity predicts future outcomes found men who first have sex at 21 to 23 years old tend to have a harder time getting and maintaining an erection and experiencing an orgasm.
Men who first had
