
Steven Bartlett with Dr Rena Malik
Your sexual health is a direct mirror of your overall physical well-being, capable of predicting heart attacks years in advance and profoundly dictating your quality of life.
Erectile dysfunction often serves as an early warning system for cardiovascular disease, sometimes preceding a heart attack by several years due to the narrow size of penile arteries.
Both men and women possess a pelvic floor that controls orgasm intensity, bladder function, and erection quality, which can be strengthened through targeted exercises or weakened by chronic sitting.
Because the clitoris is structurally similar to the penis and extends deep into the pelvis, the vast majority of women require direct clitoral stimulation to climax rather than vaginal penetration alone.