London: For stressed out women suffering from a somewhat reduced libido, there is hope, as a fascinating study suggests that a glass or two of red wine may
increase a female`s sexual desire.
Italian doctors, who carried out the study, concluded
that levels of sexual desire were higher in women who were
moderate drinkers of red wine than in their counterparts who
preferred other alcoholic drinks, or were teetotal.
The finds of the research, which was reported in the
Journal of Sexual Medicine last week, theorised that chemical
compounds found in red wine may improve sexual functioning by
increasing blood flow to key areas of the body.
"While this finding needs to be interpreted with some
caution, it nevertheless suggests a potential relationship
between red wine consumption and better sexuality," the
researchers was quoted as saying by the Daily Telegraph
newspaper today.
In the first project of its kind aimed to analyse the
intake of red wine and women`s sexual function, doctors at the
University of Florence recruited 800 women aged 18 to 50.
The women, none of whom had reported a sexual health
problem, were split into three groups – those who regularly
consumed one or two glasses of red wine a day, those who
consumed less than one glass a day of any sort of wine or
other alcohol, and those who were teetotal.
Based on a `Female Sexual Function Index`, it was
found that the red wine drinkers scored an average of 27.3
points, compared to 25.9 for the less-frequent tipplers and
24.4 for the non-drinkers, the report said.
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