It may surprise you to hear that too much sêx with your spouse is not good for your health. In previous articles, you may have read on the benefits of sêx in marriage relationships.

There is no doubt that sêx improve marriage relationships and have a lot of physical and psychological benefits to couples which may include helping to reduce stress, lower blood pressure, help to stimulate sleep, may boost immune system and even help to prevent prostrate cancer among other benefits.

However, too much of everything is bad, a lot of side effects are associated with too much intimacy in a relationship. The word intimacy is used interchangeably for sêx in this article. To start with, it is important to define what constitutes too much sêx.

While every couple has a right to determine how often they would engage in physical intimacy, experts believe that we all have individual threshold and couples should find out their threshold.

So long as couples do it for fun , it cannot be said to be excessive but when either of the parties begin to see it as a chore instead of fun, such a person have exceeded his or her threshold.

According to Dr. Michael Olamoyegun, an endocrinologist, there is no exact definition as to what constitutes too much of sêx. It depends on individual threshold and age.

Furthermore, when any partner do it as a chore or an obligation without deriving any feeling of comfort, it could be said to be in excess for such a person.

What then are the side effects.

1. It may lead to back pain.

Going for many rounds may cause some lower back pain. Moderation is key to good health in all human activity. 

2. It may cause bruises. For both partners, as you continue to force yourself repeatedly, you may get some bruises in your genitals.

3. It may lead to tiredness and exhaustion..

Some enzymes are released in the process and heart rate is normally increased in the process. It .at also lead to release of more sugar into the blood stream. All these activities may result in exhaustion.

4. It may be dangerous for people battling with heart diseases and stroke.

According to Dr Olamoyegun, too much intimacy could be very dangerous for people with heart diseases and stroke.

5. Too much of it may weaken a relationship especially when a partner feels bored.

Intimacy may strengthen family relationship when it is enjoyed by both parties, but if any party sees it as a chore or burden, it may wreck havoc on the relationship.

Always consider your partner's feelings as you go.