Woman wine drinkers enjoy sex more

August 7, 11:11 AMNY Nutrition ExaminerDebora Yost

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           Wine is a aphrodisiac.
 

Chalk up another one for the healthy benefits of wine. Women who drink wine every day have a more satisfying sex life than teetotallers, according to a new study.

Or at least it’s so for Italian women.

The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Florence, surveyed 800 Tuscan women between the ages of 18 and 50 about their sexual satisfaction using the Female Sexual Function Index – a questionnaire doctors use to assess women and sexual health – and it emerged that drinkers scored higher than non-drinkers.

The score is determined using factors including sexual arousal and satisfaction, and ranges between 2 and 36, with higher scores meaning better sexual health.

Overall, women who drank two glasses of wine a day scored an average of 27.3 points, compared to 25.9 for those who drank one glass and 24.4 for the non-drinkers.

"Historically, the aspects of wine and sexuality have been well known since the time of Ancient Greece,” said Dr. Nicola Mondaini, the study’s lead author. "But the field of female sexual dysfunction is still highly unexplored."

The study also found that older women tended to have higher scores.

The research will be published in the October issue of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.