Vaginal orgasm statistics

A study published last month in The Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy found that nearly 37 percent of American women required clitoral stimulation to experience orgasm , compared with 18 percent of women who said that vaginal penetration alone was enough to come. According to Debby Herbenick , a researcher at the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University, the results of this study revealed women's wide range of preferences when it came to how they liked being touched during sex. The study, which was conducted in partnership with OMGYes , a company focused on "the science of women's pleasure," surveyed more than 1, women between the ages of 18 and The study followed on the heels of a round of 1, interviews conducted by OMGYes with different women about their sexual preferences, for a combined cohort of 2, participants to make this largest-ever study on the specifics of women's pleasure. The women in the study took a survey composed of 30 multipart questions related to their sexual behaviors, attitudes, and experiences with genital touching, including detailed questions about how the women preferred to be touched.

The pursuit of sexual pleasure is a key motivating factor in sexual activity. Many things can stand in the way of sexual orgasms and enjoyment, particularly among women. These are essential issues of sexual well-being and gender equality. This study presents long-term trends and determinants of female orgasms in Finland. In Finland, five national sex surveys that are based on random samples from the central population register have been conducted. Another dataset of 2, women in the age group of 18—70 years was collected in via a national Internet panel.

Verified by Psychology Today. All About Sex. This bears repeating: Only one-quarter of women reliably experience orgasm during intercourse—no matter how long it lasts, no matter what size the man's penis, and no matter how the woman feels about the man or the relationship. This statistic comes not from just one study but from a comprehensive analysis of 33 studies over the past 80 years by Elisabeth Lloyd in her fascinating book The Case of the Female Orgasm Harvard University Press.

It's a debate that's been running since at least the days of Sigmund Freud: Can women climax from vaginal stimulation alone? And is there any difference between so-called clitoral and vaginal orgasms? Now, a new series of essays lays out the evidence that vaginal and clitoral orgasms are, in fact, separate phenomena, activating different areas of the brain and perhaps revealing key psychological differences between women. Jannini organized and contributed to the essay series, published online March 28 in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. Arguably, unraveling the mystery of whether vaginal orgasms exist should be simple: Ask women if they have them.