By Sara Abadi
Want to know how many partners your peers have had, or what they think of their lovers' looks? So did we! We asked you 20 questions about your sexual history, health and satisfaction, and more than 3,500 women voiced their opinions.
Want to know how many partners your peers have had, or what they think of their lovers' looks? So did we! We asked you 20 questions about your sexual history, health and satisfaction, and more than 3,500 women voiced their opinions.
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See Our Women's Sex Survey Results
Number of Lovers
Ah, the infamous question women often dread answering. But we asked anyway, and you answered. One third of you have had between two and five lovers, and 21 percent claimed to have had six to ten partners. Seventeen percent have had only one partner, while 14 percent have had more than 20. Twelve percent of you need more than two hands to count, listing 11 to 20 sexual partners. Three percent were brave enough to proclaim their virginity.
Ah, the infamous question women often dread answering. But we asked anyway, and you answered. One third of you have had between two and five lovers, and 21 percent claimed to have had six to ten partners. Seventeen percent have had only one partner, while 14 percent have had more than 20. Twelve percent of you need more than two hands to count, listing 11 to 20 sexual partners. Three percent were brave enough to proclaim their virginity.
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Womens Sex Secrets Revealed
Number of Lovers
Ah, the infamous question women often dread answering. But we asked anyway, and you answered. One third of you have had between two and five lovers, and 21 percent claimed to have had six to ten partners. Seventeen percent have had only one partner, while 14 percent have had more than 20. Twelve percent of you need more than two hands to count, listing 11 to 20 sexual partners. Three percent were brave enough to proclaim their virginity.
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Rating Your Mate
When asked how their partner is in bed, of our nearly 4,000 survey takers, 45 percent consider their lover to be adequate. Even more exciting, 43 percent claimed their partner was a great lover, while a slim 12 percent reported having a partner who is "bad in bed."
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Mood Killers
When we asked you for the number one reason you pass on sex, 30 percent chose exhaustion. The next most popular answer, with twenty-six percent of the votes, was stress. The good news? Kids were the least likely obstacle -- with a mere 8 percent reporting their children as their main cause of low libido.
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Painless Sex
Thankfully, sex is not a terribly painful experience for 90 percent of you. In fact, almost half of you (49 percent) said sex is never painful. Unfortunately, not everyone found sex pain-free, with 41 percent experiencing occasional pain.
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Size Does Matter!
Thirty five percent of you think your enjoyment of sex is affected by penis size -- both too small and/or too large. One-fourth of you said size matters if it's too small, and 7 percent said size matters if it's too big. But before your guy gets too worked up, he can rest assured that 33 percent of you said penis size doesn't affect how much you enjoy sex.
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Sex After Babies
Of the 3,500 surveyed, almost half of you said sex after having kids was the same as pre-baby lovemaking, and for a lucky 30 percent of you the sex was better. The remaining 21 percent admitted it had gotten worse.
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Sex Ed
More than friends and family, or even your doctor, 40 percent of you consult the Web as your primary source of information on sexual health. Books and magazines come in second as your preferred source of information. According to our survey results, doctors were the least likely to be tapped for "sexpertise."
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Dishing With Your Doc
When it comes to your gynecologist, over 75 percent of you feel comfortable discussing at least some sexual subjects. Forty-two percent of you said your comfort depends on the topic, and 34 percent feel totally fine talking about sex with your doctors. For about one quarter of you, however, mum's the word.
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How Embarrassing!
Almost 4,000 readers 'fessed up to their most embarrassing sexual experiences. The most blush-worthy? "Unintended noise," which 37 percent of the women admitted to. "Odor down there" came in a close second, with 31 percent. The rest of the vote was split between "foreign objects getting stuck" (7 percent) and "other" (25 percent). So the next time you feel embarrassed in bed, at least you know you're not alone.
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Going to Your Gynecologist
Though discussing certain sex topics with your gynecologist made some uneasy, over half of you have no problem visiting -- 54 percent of poll-takers said they make it to the gynecologist once a year. Meanwhile, 17 percent of you might want to mark your calendars, since you told us you only visit when you can remember. Price is also a factor -- 16 percent of you only go when your budget allows.
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