Before the opening of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21) which will be held from November 30 to December 11, American researchers are sounding the alarm on a potential danger resulting from global warming. There is no question here of worrying about the melting of glaciers or the atmospheric pollution but rather of our sex life. According to economists from the Universities of Tulane, California-Santa Barbara and Central Florida, in the United States, the frequency of our sexual intercourse should be greatly impacted by rising temperatures.
They explain in a report of the National Research Bureauthat nine months after a particularly hot day, the birth rate would tend to collapse, it would decrease by 0.7% compared to a “cold” day. Researchers put forward several hypotheses on this observation: either the heat cuts off our libido and therefore a fortiori our sexual appetite or too high temperatures slow down fertility. The two theories could be plausible and complementary.
“Extreme temperatures could affect the frequency of sexual intercourse, summarizes the study, quoted by The Independent newspaper. They could also affect the levels of hormones and the sexual impulses. [fortes chaleurs] could also be detrimental to reproductive health, either to the quality of sperm in men or to ovulation in women. “
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