1,001 Facts That Will Scare the S#*t Out of You: The Ultimate Bathroom Reader (29 page)

190

FACT :
According to a study in Wales, sexual activity seems to have a preventative affect on male health. In several southern Welsh villages,
risk for mortality was 50 percent lower
for men with higher frequency of orgasm.
I’m telling my wife about this.

“Sex and Death: Are They Related? Findings from the Caerphilly Cohort Study,” BMJ, December 20, 1997,
www.bmj.com
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191

FACT :
In his landmark sex studies, researcher Alfred Kinsey found that
26 percent of women had engaged in extramarital sex
by their forties, and that as many as one in six women aged twenty-six to fifty were engaged in extramarital sex at any given time.
Many of them with Kinsey himself.

“Data from Alfred Kinsey’s Studies,” The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Inc.,
www.kinseyinstitute.org
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192

FACT :
Kinsey also estimated that
half of all married males
engaged in extramarital sex during their marriages.
Kinsey didn’t say which half had extramarital sex, but I’m guessing it was from the waist down.

“Data from Alfred Kinsey’s Studies,” The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Inc.,
www.kinseyinstitute.org
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193

FACT :
Traumatic Masturbatory Syndrome (TMS) is the habit of masturbating in
a face-down position against a bed or floor
, which puts excessive pressure on the penis, and can interfere with sexual relations. The most common problems TMS sufferers have are inorgasmia—inability to reach orgasm during intercourse—or delayed orgasm. Many TMS sufferers also experience erectile dysfunction.
TMI.

“Facts about Traumatic Masturbatory Syndrome,” Healthy Strokes,
www.healthystrokes.com
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194

FACT :
Many popular antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor medications like Zoloft, Prozac, and Paxil,
can lower libido
and prevent orgasm.
But then, depression isn’t exactly an aphrodisiac.

“Can Antidepressants Affect Orgasm?” Ask Dr. Laura Berman, Everyday Health,
www.everydayhealth.com

195

FACT :
More than half of the women surveyed by Shere Hite in 1994
admitted faking orgasm
, while fewer than half reported being brought to orgasm by a male partner through intercourse.
I have no problems with a fake orgasm as long she sells it.

“Eleven Key Things About Orgasms,” The Observer, February 11, 2001,
www.observer.guardian.co.uk
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196

FACT :
Masturbation was considered a sin in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Before the 1960s,
excessive masturbation was thought to be a mental condition
, a fixation on immature or undesirable behavior that led to adult sexual dysfunction.
It’s probably still a sin, but nobody cares anymore.

“Masturbation: Techniques and Tips For Men And Women,” Sexual Health Resource,
www.sexual-health-resource.org
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197

FACT :
The most common sexually transmitted infection is genital human papillomavirus, also known as HPV. About
20 million Americans
are presently infected with HPV, with 6.2 million more becoming infected every year. At least half of sexually active men and women will acquire the infection in their lifetime.
I was getting worried until I read “sexually active.” I’m safe.

“Sexually Transmitted Diseases: HPV,” Centers For Disease Control And Prevention,
www.cdc.gov
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198

FACT :
On any given day, about
400 million people across the globe
will have sexual intercourse, which means that about 4,000 people are probably having sex right now.
Sadly, I am not one of them. Don’t laugh—neither are you.

“Ten Strange Sex Facts,” Seduction Labs,
www.seductionlabs.org
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