An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away!

Sex everyday keeps the doctor away - that is the advice from the British National Health Service to school students.

Yes, a NHS report is advising school pupils that they have a "right" to an enjoyable sex life and that regular intercourse can be good for their cardiovascular health, 'The Sunday Times' reported.

The advice report appears in guidance circulated to parents, teachers and youth workers, and is intended to update sex education by telling students about the benefits of sexual pleasure.

Alongside the slogan "an orgasm a day keeps the doctor away", the report states: "Health promotion experts advocate five portions of fruit and veg a day and 30 minutes' physical activity three times a week. What about sex or masturbation twice a week?"

According to the authors, for too long experts have concentrated on the need for safe sex and loving relationships while ignoring the main reason that many people have sex, that is, for enjoyment.

Steve Slack, director of the Centre for HIV and Sexual Health at NHS Sheffield, who is one of the authors, said that far from promoting teenage sex it could encourage young people to delay losing their virginity until they are sure they will enjoy the experience.

Mr Slack believes that as long as teenagers are fully informed about sex and are making their decisions free of peer pressure and as part of a caring relationship, they have as much right as an adult to a good sex life.