Sex Research and Statistics

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split screen image with a donut chart on the left depicting that 90% of women use birth control with an image on the right displaying a medley of contraception including condoms, birth control pills, an iud, ring, and female diaphragm Unprotected Sex Statistics: How Many People Use Condoms & Birth Control
split screen image featuring a bar graph on the left depicting that among those who have had anal sex, 36.7% of men and 29.7% of women report having their first anal sex experience before the age of 20, with a rear-view photograph of a woman's lower back and jean-clad buttocks on the right, anal sex concept How Common Is Anal Sex (Frequency By Age)
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split screen image featuring a woman riding piggy back on a man's back at the beach on the left and a donut chart depicting that 16% of sexually-active adults have tried pegging on the right How Common Is Pegging?
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split screen image with a donut chart on the left depicting that 25% of americans are interested in open relationships with a photograph of a woman laying in bed between two men on the right with everyone appearing happy and in a consensual open relationship

How Common Is Open Marriage (Or Relationships) & How Many Seek One?

Although 4% of Americans are currently in open relationships, about 25% are interested in having one, and 11.9% consider it to be their ideal relationship type.
By Sarah Melancon, Ph.D.
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Sex Statistics: By Age, Frequency, Gender, Relationship (Charts)

46.7% of men and 53.3% of women aged 18 to 44 have sex weekly or more often, and the average married couple has sex about 55 times per year.
By Sarah Melancon, Ph.D.
split screen image featuring a donut graph on the right depicting that 52.5% of american women aged 18 to 60 report using a vibrator at some point during their lifetime, with an image of a smiling woman in her early 20s holding a rabbit vibrator at a sex toy store counter

Vibrator Use Among Women: It’s More Common Than You Think

52.5% of American women have used a vibrator at some point in their life. Among those who own a vibe, 81% say they wish they would have gotten one sooner.
By Sarah Melancon, Ph.D.
split screen image with a donut graph on the left depicting that americans in their 30s have sex an average of 77 times per year, with a photograph of a happy couple in their 30s embracing on the right

Sex Among People In Their 30s: Frequency, Partners, And STI Rates

Americans in their 30s have sex an average of 77 times per year. 68.8% of men and 70.9% of women aged 30-39 report having vaginal sex in the past month.
By Sarah Melancon, Ph.D.
split screen image with a bar graph on the left depicting that 18% of heterosexual men and 21% of gay and bisexual men have a foot fetish with a sexy photograph of a woman's dripping-wet legs dangling over the side of a bathtub with candle light in the background

How Common Is A Foot Fetish?

18% of heterosexual men reported having a sexual fantasy involving feet or toes. Among those who fetishize body parts, 47% report having a fetish for feet or toes...
By Sarah Melancon, Ph.D.
split screen image with a donut graph on the left depicting that among american women aged 18 to 93, 41.4% reported having squirted at some point during their lifetime, with a playful photograph of a woman wearing a swimsuit while holding a pool toy in one hand while blowing across the barrel of a squirt gun, squirting concept

How Many Women Can Squirt: Fascinating (And Most Recent) Statistics To Know

41.4% of American women reported squirting at some point and among those, two-thirds said that the first time was by accident.
By Sarah Melancon, Ph.D.
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Sexuality & Sexual Health

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What Is A Fleshlight: Everything You Need To Know

By Justin Perlman
Photograph Of Young Woman Holding Wet, Orange Sex Toy

How To Clean Your Sex Toys Properly

By Julia Wolov
Photograph Of Two Hands Reaching Across A Variety Of Vibrators

Everything Vibrators: Your Complete Guide To Personal Pleasure

By Wednesday Lee Friday
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Sex Statistics: By Age, Frequency, Gender, Relationship (Charts)

By Sarah Melancon, Ph.D.