Acceptance of sexual behavior and orgasm frequency in premenopausal women

This study aimed to investigate the acceptance of varied sexual behaviors and orgasm frequency in premenopausal women. A cross-sectional, hospital-based survey from October 2015 to April 2016 was conducted. Four hundred and seventy-two of 510 (92.5%) sexually-experienced premenopausal women, aged 30.0 (± 9.1, 15.7–51.3) years were eligible from a gynecology department outpatient unit in a southern Taiwan clinic. Participants presented much lower acceptance of non-vaginal sexual behaviors. Acceptance of oral sex was significantly negatively associated with age (P = 0.031), with those over 40 years reporting the lowest. Participants over 40 reported a higher frequency of vaginal orgasm than those aged 15–19 and 20–29 years (P = 0.036 and P = 0.034). No significant difference was found among the acceptance of vaginal sex, oral sex, cunniligus and anal sex, and masturbation frequency by sexual orientation groups. Lesbians reported a higher frequency of vaginal orgasm than heterosexual women (P = 0.041). Future clinical interventions to facilitate positive sexual experiences in Chinese women could focus on development of skills of non-vaginal sexual stimulation, and more positive sexual beliefs.
Source: Sexologies - Category: Sexual Medicine Source Type: research