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Extramarital sex harmful to health

December 04, 2002 Edition -1

Hamburg - Extramarital sex can increase your risk of having a heart attack, a British cardiologist has said in the German city of Hamburg.

Graham Jackson, a heart specialist at St Thomas's Hospital in London, found couples in long-term relationships were far less likely to have heart attacks while having sex than those having affairs or one-night stands.

"We found that 75% of the cases of sudden death during sexual activity involved people who were taking part in extramarital sexual intercourse," Jackson said.

He added the danger of having heart failure during extra-marital sex was exacerbated when there was a significant difference in age between the partners. - Reuters

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