{"id":10781,"date":"2024-08-06T09:03:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T09:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=10781"},"modified":"2024-08-06T09:23:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T09:23:58","slug":"men-still-have-more-orgasms-than-women-during-sex-a-new-study-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=10781","title":{"rendered":"Men Still Have More Orgasms Than Women During Sex, a New Study Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">A new study suggests they still have fewer orgasms during sex than their partners do, even with age and experience.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-bo4jmi e12nqm5i0\" id=\"link-48c52eb0\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">The News<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Sex researchers and therapists have long known that women in heterosexual relationships tend to have fewer orgasms than men do. A <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/academic.oup.com\/smoa\/article\/12\/3\/qfae042\/7702123\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">large new study<\/a> suggests that this \u201corgasm gap\u201d persists \u2014 and does not improve with age.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-vlsv4n e12nqm5i0\" id=\"link-3f99a553\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">The Numbers<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The research, published recently in the journal Sexual Medicine, found that across all ages, men of all sexual orientations reported higher orgasm rates during sex \u2014 from 70 to 85 percent \u2014 compared with 46 to 58 percent for women. Lesbian and bisexual women between ages 35 and 49 reported higher orgasm rates than their heterosexual counterparts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The analysis included data from eight Singles in America surveys, which are funded and conducted by Match.com annually in collaboration with The Kinsey Institute, the sexuality and relationships research program at Indiana University. The sample included more than 24,000 single Americans between the ages of 18 and 100.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Researchers were especially interested in the question of whether orgasm rates vary by age. Amanda Gesselman, a research scientist with the Kinsey Institute and lead author on the study, said she thought the team might find evidence that the orgasm gap narrows as women develop confidence and learn what they like (and, perhaps, their partners develop skills to help pleasure them).<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">However, while older gay and bisexual men and lesbian women did have higher orgasm rates, \u201cwe really didn\u2019t see evidence of closing the orgasm gap overall,\u201d she said, adding that she hopes future studies will explore the age-orgasm connection further.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe really, as a society, sort of prioritize men\u2019s pleasure and undervalue women\u2019s sexual pleasure,\u201d Dr. Gesselman said. \u201cAnd I think that contributes to consistent disparities.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"css-vlsv4n e12nqm5i0\" id=\"link-51d75a7c\"><span><strong class=\"css-8qgvsz ebyp5n10\">The Limitations<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Emily Nagoski, a <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/01\/18\/well\/family\/emily-nagoski-book-come-together.html\" title>sex educator and author of the book \u201cCome Together\u201d<\/a> \u2014 who did not work on the new study \u2014 said a limitation of the study was that the survey asked: \u201cWhen having sexual intercourse in general, what percentage of the time do you usually have an orgasm?\u201d But it did not provide a more specific definition of what \u201csexual intercourse\u201d means.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Research shows the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11930-020-00237-9\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">majority of women require some form of clitoral stimulation<\/a> in order to orgasm. So if straight women defined \u201csexual intercourse\u201d as vaginal penetration alone, it makes sense that there was a significant gap in orgasm rates, she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A more revealing question might be, \u201cWhat percentage of the sex you have do you like?\u201d Dr. Nagoski said. \u201cOrgasm is not the measure of a sexual encounter. 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A large new study suggests that this \u201corgasm gap\u201d persists \u2014 and does not improve with age.The NumbersThe research, published recently in the journal Sexual Medicine, found that across all ages, men of all sexual orientations reported higher orgasm rates during sex \u2014 from 70 to 85 percent \u2014 compared with 46 to 58 percent for women. Lesbian and bisexual women between ages 35 and 49 reported higher orgasm rates than their heterosexual counterparts.The analysis included data from eight Singles in America surveys, which are funded and conducted by Match.com annually in collaboration with The Kinsey Institute, the sexuality and relationships research program at Indiana University. The sample included more than 24,000 single Americans between the ages of 18 and 100.Researchers were especially interested in the question of whether orgasm rates vary by age. Amanda Gesselman, a research scientist with the Kinsey Institute and lead author on the study, said she thought the team might find evidence that the orgasm gap narrows as women develop confidence and learn what they like (and, perhaps, their partners develop skills to help pleasure them).However, while older gay and bisexual men and lesbian women did have higher orgasm rates, \u201cwe really didn\u2019t see evidence of closing the orgasm gap overall,\u201d she said, adding that she hopes future studies will explore the age-orgasm connection further.\u201cWe really, as a society, sort of prioritize men\u2019s pleasure and undervalue women\u2019s sexual pleasure,\u201d Dr. Gesselman said. \u201cAnd I think that contributes to consistent disparities.\u201dThe LimitationsEmily Nagoski, a sex educator and author of the book \u201cCome Together\u201d \u2014 who did not work on the new study \u2014 said a limitation of the study was that the survey asked: \u201cWhen having sexual intercourse in general, what percentage of the time do you usually have an orgasm?\u201d But it did not provide a more specific definition of what \u201csexual intercourse\u201d means.Research shows the majority of women require some form of clitoral stimulation in order to orgasm. 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