Lee cites a 2008 study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine which reported the views of a group of sex therapists on how long they felt sex should last. The findings showed that sex lasting less than two minutes was considered ‘too short and between 10-30 minutes was ‘too long. Three to seven minutes was deemed ‘adequate and seven to 13 minutes was ‘desirable.
‘The authors were keen to publicise their findings to help reduce anxiety, as so many people have unrealistic expectations about their sexual performance, she adds. She also points to a 2019 Twitter poll which asked 2380 women how long they would like sex to last.
- 61 % wanted sex in order to history five to help you ten minutes
- twenty six % claimed searching for intercourse to stay longer than 11 minutes
‘A 2005 study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, enrolled 500 couples in five different countries. Using a stopwatch, the time it took from vaginal penetration to ejaculation was recorded, she says. ‘The most common time to ejaculate was 5.4 minutes (with a range of 0.5 to 44.1 minutes.) However, in men aged 51 and over, the time to ejaculation was significantly decreased to 3.4 minutes. Use of a condom, or circumcision did not affect time to ejaculation, she adds.
‘Despite men wanting to please their partners, only around twenty-five % of women will orgasm during penile penetration. Continue reading “Bodily facts impacting how much time intercourse continues”