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The myth perpetuated in popular media that everyone is having great sex is false according to a recent study reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers from the University of Chicago asked nearly 3,000 men and women across the United States whether, in the past year, if they had gone through several months in which they:
The study revealed that 43 percent of women and 31 percent of men said they persistently experienced one or more of the above problems with sex.
Among other findings from the study:
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Between 22 and 28 percent of women in different age categories said they're unable to achieve orgasm during sex. |
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Thirty-two percent of women 18 to 30 years old said they lacked interest in sex. |
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The percentage of men who have trouble maintaining or achieving an erection was 7 percent among those age 18 to 20, 9 percent among those in their 30s, 11 percent among those in their 40s and 18 percent of those aged 50 to 59. |
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The percentage of women who have trouble becoming aroused was 18 to 19 percent among women age 18 to 39, compared with 21 percent of women in their 40s and 27 percent of women in their 50s. |
The study appeared in the February 10.,1999 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 281, No. 6.
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