Why Sex Doesn’t Gross You Out

If you think about it, sex is actually sort of disgusting, what with all the sweat, saliva, fluids and smells. So much so that a group of researchers from the Netherlands got to thinking, How do people enjoy sex at all?
According to their small new study, people — at least women — may be able to get over the “ick” factor associated with sex by getting turned on. Sexual arousal overrides the natural disgust response, the researchers found, and allows women to willingly engage in behaviors that they might normally find repugnant.

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2012/09/14/why-sex-doesnt-gross-you-out-when-youre-aroused/#ixzz27b017tC7