Facts about sex – You will never look at sex the same way again.
1. According to a survey of adults aged 20 to 59, women have an average of four sex partners during their lifetime; men have an average of seven. Source: National Center for Health Statistics
2. According to sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson, during orgasm, your body experiences a period of myotonia, or muscle spasms, due to the activation of vaginal muscles. This causes the muscles of your legs, arms, neck, abdomen, and face to contract while involuntary vaginal contractions occur at regular intervals.
3. On average American teenagers lose their virginity at age 17. Source: Guttmacher Institute
4. 84 percent of women have sex to get their guy to do more around the house. Source: Woman’s Day survey compiled by Sarah Jio in December, 2011
5. While 75 percent of men always reach orgasm during sex, only 29 percent of women report the same. In addition, most women are unable to climax through vaginal intercourse, instead needing clitoral stimulation. Source: National Health and Social Life Survey
6. 57 = Minutes per week that Americans are having sex. That is 14 minutes below the global average. Source: Durex
7. Approximately 5 percent of 40-year-old men and between 15 to 25 percent of 65-year-old men experience erectile dysfunction. Source: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
8. Among sexually active American teens, 70 percent of females and 56 percent of males report their first sexual experience was with a steady partner. Source: Guttmacher Institute
9. The average person has sex 103 times per year. Source: Woman’s Day survey compiled by Sarah Jio in December, 2011
10. About one out of 10 married adults — 12 percent — say that they typically sleep alone. Source: National Sleep Foundation
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