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Orgasm gap

The difference in orgasm rates between men and women during sex

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Jan 28, 2026
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What percentage of women can cum more than 5xs in one session ?

Direct, population-level data on how many women can orgasm more than five times in a single sexual session do not exist in the sources reviewed, but converging evidence from meta-analyses and epidemio...

Jan 22, 2026
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How does inclusion of oral sex before versus after intercourse affect female orgasm probability in event‑level studies?

Event-level research consistently shows that including oral-genital stimulation are associated with substantially higher female orgasm rates than encounters limited to penile–vaginal intercourse, and ...

Jan 22, 2026
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How do duration and sequencing of sexual acts within a single encounter quantitatively affect the probability of female orgasm according to event‑level time‑use studies?

Event‑level, time‑use studies show that within a single sexual encounter both how long specific acts last and the order/combination of acts matter: longer penile‑vaginal intercourse duration predicts ...

Jan 13, 2026

What lab-based evidence exists comparing oral sex versus manual clitoral stimulation for time-to-orgasm in women?

Labor-based evidence directly comparing time-to-orgasm for oral sex (cunnilingus) versus manual clitoral stimulation is scarce; most empirical data are large surveys, laboratory masturbation protocols...

Jan 27, 2026

What sex positions most reliably help women reach orgasm according to sex therapists?

and sexual-health reporting converge on one clear principle: , control by the person with a vulva, and angles that press the penis or toy against the anterior vaginal wall tend to boost the odds of or...

Jan 22, 2026

How does the duration of oral-genital stimulation during an encounter affect female orgasm odds independent of sequencing?

(clitoral) stimulation is consistently associated with higher female orgasm rates in survey and observational literature, and longer with a greater variety of clitoral-focused activities raise the odd...

Jan 9, 2026

What psychological effects do partner comments about female genitalia have on women's sexual wellbeing?

Partner comments about a woman’s genitals — whether praising, neutral, or disparaging — have measurable psychological effects that ripple through sexual self-image, arousal, orgasm likelihood, relatio...

Jan 8, 2026

How do sexual positions and pelvic mechanics influence penile‑clitoral contact and orgasm likelihood?

Sexual positions and pelvic mechanics affect the likelihood of penile‑clitoral contact—and therefore orgasm—primarily by changing angle, pressure and whether intercourse produces direct or indirect st...