It been said that having a sex life in an early age led to possible sexually transmitted diseases and an increased risk of cancer.

Now in the Columbia University and New York state, researchers have found that waiting too long to have sex could actually lead to having sexual risks as well, this is also according to an ABCnews.com. report.

People who have tended to lose their virginity in the latter age of 21 or 23 are more likely to have possible sexual dysfunction problems later in their life, this is according from a study made by Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute’s HIV Center for Behavioral and Clinical Studies.

It appeared on the public health of a January 2008 issue of American Journal saying that men who lose their virginity at their 20’s seem to have more problems reaching orgasm or becoming sexually aroused.

Researchers also made their pint on how men who started their sex life early are also at an increased risk for sexual dysfunction as well, stating that further research is needed to define if causal interpretation can be pushed through.

There is still not enough evidence as researcher were quick to point out that if waiting for sex could be a viable source of sexual dysfunction.

The study author wrote, "Our results do not allow for causal interpretations,"

They also take note in the study that there may be factors that is common to the delay in sex activity and the onset of sex dysfunction. An example of this is they write, "[M]en with sexual problems may avoid sexual interactions and consequently start later." There are researchers who looked at information from the 1996 National Sexual Health Survey, that had been conducted by the AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) at the University of California, San Francisco, it was also found that both men and women who had sex in their teens may also have the same sexual problems. Saying that those who have taken sexual activities early have the more tendency in engaging in not safe sex that can lead to transmitting sexual related infections (STI) and to have sex while being in the influence of alcohol or drugs. Affiliates of the said research share that it is actually too early to determine or to conclude whether or not early sex activities or late sex activities has its own cultivation with sexual problems however they are raising even more interesting avenues linking to the said topic and are actually involving sexual problems brought about devastation from long term relationships. Eli Coleman said, "Clinically, we see many individuals who marry late and who have had little or no sexual experience have great difficulty with developing a rich and satisfying sexual experience within their relationship," an academic chair in sexual health at the University of Minnesota Medical School Program that is catering in Human Sexuality. He also said, "Sexual dysfunction is common. Difficulty in consummating the marriage is also a frequent problem," Past Relationship Hang Ups May also Lead to Physiological Effect Even though it had not be been determine whether early sexual activities or late sexual activities cause the dysfunction, Coleman considered the relation of possible factors that is related to this thing. He said, "From a clinical standpoint, there are often dynamics other than the desire to be abstinent until marriage, such as fear of intimacy, body image problems, alcohol and drug abuse, and sexual dysfunction," he also added, "might influence the delay of sexual debut as a means of avoiding sexual issues." There’s another factor pertaining to dysfunction that when a person feels the shame of expression in sexual activity, this could lead to it said Gina Ogden, who is an expert and is the author of "The Heart and Soul of Sex." adsonar_placementId=1280601;adsonar_pid=42750;adsonar_ps=-1;adsonar_zw=165;adsonar_zh=220;adsonar_jv=’ads.adsonar.com’; "In my sex therapy office I see countless women and men who have received messages about sex that shame them about their sexual feelings and also terrify them about their sexual behavior."

She said that in these messages, it could actually differ between men and women.

In the message for women that connotes a “good girl” mode where in a woman should not enjoy having sex or express herself sexually may lead to sexual dysfunction.

She said, "One of the many dysfunctions that arises is that women never develop the ability to ask for what they want, which leaves them open for life-long disappointment, desire disorders, orgasmic dysfunction, and worse — they’re ripe for abuse and violence

On the side of the men, their mind set tends to be that “real men score” that may lead to a negative mindset which may later on cause a psychological impact leading to dysfunction.

A President of the American of Sexuality Educators, Therapist and Counselor by the name of Patti Britton said, "There are mostly, if not exclusively, psychological factors at play here, based on poor sexual skills that lead to a poor sexual debut, with lasting negative effects," Patti is also an LA based writer and author of a book entitled “The Art of Sex Coaching”.

Coleman also reviled that biological factors may also involved.

He said, "There are probably both biological and psychological factors at play — which cannot be elucidated from this study — but suggests that further research needs to be conducted to explore those factors,"

Abstinence-only Education

The researchers also mentioned about possible detrimental effect of abstinence-only education.

The author included in his study, "lends credence to research showing that abstinence-only education may actually increase health risks," also adding that there are other approaches that are able to equip young people to abstain from long-term and short-term sexual health consequences.

In this many sexuality experts had agreed.

Ogden said, "In my view as a sexuality therapist since the 1970s, the abstinence-only approach is a public health hazard," he also added that, "Sexual relationship is complex, and the moment of marriage is not a magic marker. "Instead of making young people pledge ‘no’ until marriage, we need to be encouraging them to understand their own sexual responses and orientations, learn how to engage in sexual practices that are safe, and acquire intimacy skills that will lead them into caring relationships." Coleman mentions, "While abstinence only programs seem to be helpful in delaying onset of sexual activity, there have been suggestions that this approach could cause more problems when sexual debut takes place due to insufficient preparation and knowledge of responsible sexual behavior.” "This study is interesting because it suggests that sexual experimentation is a normal developmental process, and when this process is inhibited or not guided, there can be poor sexual health outcomes."