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By MEGAN K. SCOTT, Associated Press WriterWed Apr 2, 6:11 PM ET
Maybe men had it right all along: It doesn't take long to satisfy a woman in
bed. A survey of sex therapists concluded the optimal amount of time for sexual
intercourse was 3 to 13 minutes. The findings, to be published in the May issue
of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, strike at the notion that endurance is the
key to a great sex life.
If that sounds like good news to you, don't cheer too loudly. The time does not
count foreplay, and the therapists did rate sexual intercourse that lasts from
1 to 2 minutes as "too short."
Researcher Eric Corty said he hoped to ease the minds of those who believe that
"more of something good is better, and if you really want to satisfy your
partner, you should last forever."
The questions were not gender-specific, said Corty (who, it must be noted, is
male). But he said prior research has shown that both men and women want
foreplay and sexual intercourse to last longer.
Dr. Irwin Goldstein, editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine, cited a
four-week study of 1,500 couples in 2005 that found the median time for sexual
intercourse was 7.3 minutes. (Women were armed with stopwatches.)
It's difficult for both older men and young men to make sexual intercourse last
much longer, said Marianne Brandon, a clinical psychologist and director of
Wellminds Wellbodies in Annapolis, Md.
"There are so many myths in our culture of what other people are doing
sexually," Brandon said. "Most people's sex lives are not as exciting as other
people think they are."
Fifty members of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research in the U.S. and
Canada were surveyed by Corty, an associate professor of psychology at Penn
State Erie, The Behrend College, and student Jenay Guardiani. Thirty-four
members, or 68 percent, responded, although some said the optimal time depended
on the couple.
Corty said he hoped to give an idea of what therapists find to be normal and
satisfactory among the couples they see.
"People who read this will say, 'I last five minutes or my partner lasts 8
minutes,' and say, 'That's OK,'" he said. "They will relax a little bit."