Put that stop-watch away - 2
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When it comes to personal relationships, I don’t hold much truck with clinical trials, because they are so … well, clinical. According to research, sex therapists who emphasise the value of foreplay have been getting it wrong. In a study reported in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, academics quizzed a representative sample of 2,360 Czech women of all ages about details of their sex lives, including frequency of orgasm with a partner, along with estimated duration of foreplay and intercourse. Results showed that for the women in the study, the average duration of foreplay was 15.4 minutes, and intercourse, 16.2 minutes. (The researchers pointed out that 16.2 minutes is considerably longer than reported in American studies, where intercourse was found to last on average seven minutes. Make of that what you will.) Comparing frequency of orgasm with foreplay and intercourse data, it was concluded that links with foreplay were insignificant. Instead, data suggested that the longer intercourse lasts, the greater the probability of orgasm for women. So all that kissing and cuddling is wasted? Try telling that to Emma.
When it comes to personal relationships, I don’t hold much truck with clinical trials, because they are so … well, clinical. According to research, sex therapists who emphasise the value of foreplay have been getting it wrong. In a study reported in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, academics quizzed a representative sample of 2,360 Czech women of all ages about details of their sex lives, including frequency of orgasm with a partner, along with estimated duration of foreplay and intercourse. Results showed that for the women in the study, the average duration of foreplay was 15.4 minutes, and intercourse, 16.2 minutes. (The researchers pointed out that 16.2 minutes is considerably longer than reported in American studies, where intercourse was found to last on average seven minutes. Make of that what you will.) Comparing frequency of orgasm with foreplay and intercourse data, it was concluded that links with foreplay were insignificant. Instead, data suggested that the longer intercourse lasts, the greater the probability of orgasm for women. So all that kissing and cuddling is wasted? Try telling that to Emma.
