List and describe the health benefits of sexual activity.

Physician Eric Braverman contends that being sexually active can help keep one younger by decreasing stress, enhancing intimacy in relationships, and keeping hormone levels up, including testosterone, estrogen, and oxytocin, the "love hormone." Persons who frequently engage in sexual activity are reported to experience numerous benefits, such as a longer life, a healthier heart, a better defense against illnesses, pain relief, lower blood pressure, a healthier body weight, lower risk of prostate cancer, better cognitive skills, better hormone levels, lower risk of breast cancer, and more satisfying relationships as compared to persons who do not engage in sexual activity.