PSYCH 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 53: Sexual Dysfunction, Dysphoria, Orgasm
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Problems can come about at any stage in the sexual cycle. There is enormous variability in the sexual repertoires of u. s. studies. Kinsey institute found adults described over 40 combinations of sexual activity as their most recent sexualevent (next slide) Copen et al. , 2016 study of 9,175 adults age 18 - 44. 94% of women & 92% of men had ever had vaginal intercourse. 86% of women & 87% of men had ever had oral sex (recent increase) Cdc data (2006 - 2008) reports that men ages 25 - 44, on average, have had 6. 1 partners in their lifetime & women have had 3. 6. Average length of time to reach orgasm: While 75 - 80% of men report always reaching orgasm, only 25 - 29% of women do so. Psu research has shown that being in love with the person with whom you have sex notably enhances the physical pleasure of sex.