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Orgasms aren't just good for your sexual relationship, they may also help you communicate better with others. 

A study has found that after having experienced an orgasm, people are more likely to share important information with their partners. 

And that communication is likely to be positive due to a surge in a hormone called oxytocin, also known as the 'pro-social' or 'love' hormone.  

A study from the University of Connecticut found that after having experienced an orgasm, people are more likely to share important information with their partners and the communication is likely to be positive. This is due to a surge in a hormone called oxytocin, also known as the 'pro-social' or 'love' hormone

'Post-coital communication is likely linked to sexual and relationship satisfaction,' said Amanda Denes, assistant professor at the University of Connecticut, and lead author of the study. 

'For this reason, pillow talk may play a pivotal role in maintaining intimacy.'

Oxytocin floods a person's brain immediately after orgasm. 

Elevated levels of oxytocin are linked with a greater sense of trust and reduced perceptions of threat, in addition to lower levels of cortisol, a stress hormone. 

This combination can create an environment in which people feel safe disclosing information to their partner.

But the study found that when mixing alcohol with sex the opposite is true. 

Ms Denes said that immediately after sex, people who have been drinking are likely to say things to their partner that they hadn't intended to disclose.

However, this typically consists of less important information and is less positive than that of people who drink less on average.

'Oxytocin is an 'upper' and alcohol is a 'downer,' so it's not surprising that they have opposite effects on behavior,' added Tamara Afifi, Professor at the University of Iowa, and co-author of the study. 

'People who drink more alcohol on average perceive fewer benefits to disclosing information to their partners.'

However, the study also found that mixing alcohol with sex is unlikely to lead people to divulge more of their important secrets. Immediately after sex, people who have been drinking are likely to say things to their partner they hadn't intended to disclose but the content is less important and less positive

While alcohol combined with failing to have an orgasm results in even more negativity.

The study suggests that an orgasm can counteract the negative effects of drinking alcohol on communication after sexual activity and that people who regularly drink greater amounts of alcohol before having sex may have developed communication patterns that interfere with positive post-sex communication.

The findings are published in the journal Communication Monographs and the National Communication Association.