Did you know?
Think you know everything there is to know about sex? Think again!
SheKnows shares 20 interesting sex facts that will blow your mind.
Forget post-coital cuddling! According to a poll by consumer
electronics site Retrevo.com, 36 percent of people under the age of 35
check their Facebook and Twitter accounts after a roll in the hay.
Hopefully, they are not posting any pictures!
Think men get laid more than women? Wrong! According to Men’s Fitness, women have sex 17 percent more often than the average guy. Go girls!
Even though the male O seems to get all the attention, it turns out
the women get the last laugh when it comes to climaxing. The average
female orgasm lasts 20 seconds — 14 seconds longer than the male's
six-second O.
Orgasms are good for your health! They can lower a woman's risk of
heart disease, stroke, breast cancer and even depression. So have sex
and get happy!
Even though straight women reported only being aroused by men,
researchers at the Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, found that
most women in a study became aroused by every sexual stimulus they saw —
including nude male and female bodies, heterosexual and homosexual sex
and even animal sex.
When aroused, people are not as likely to think things are disgusting, according to a study published in the online journal PLOS ONE.
Researchers at Rutgers University, who used fMRI scanners to find out
exactly what happens in your brain when you're aroused, found that
different regions of the brain became activated in response to
stimulation of the vagina, cervix, clitoris and nipples.
Ever notice that it's kind of tough to go pee right after sex? Your
body releases an antidiuretic hormone when you orgasm, which prohibits
you from going potty as easily as usual. Just don't hold it for too
long, or you could risk infection.
Most of the time, a woman only releases one egg per month.
According to Live Science, by the age of 19, a whopping 70 percent of American teenagers have already had sex.
Mom can multitask! According to a survey, at least 12 percent of women admitted to using their cellphones during sex.
The Kinsey Institute estimates that, on average, boys lose their virginity at age 16.9. For girls, the age jumps to 17.4.
People who are more open to talking about sex are actually happier with their sex lives, according to Live Science.
Think food is sexy? Some people admit to feeling a similar sense of
arousal when thinking about food as they do when thinking about sex.
According to a study published in the Journal of Sex Research, a person's pain threshold significantly increases during arousal.
According to a study from the University of Groningen in the
Netherlands, the amygdala — the part of the brain involved in fear and
anxiety — shuts down during a female orgasm. So that brain mush you
experience during sex is legit!
