There is an assumption in today’s society that your attractiveness and sex life is at a peak in your twenties, yet for women, when it comes to having the best orgasm, feeling most attractive and having the most enjoyable sex, it gets better with age: 36-years-old and above to be precise, according to a new study by Natural Cycles, the world’s first, and only, app to be certified as a contraception which is used by over 250,000 women in 161 countries.
Over 2,618 women were surveyed using the standardised McCoy Female Sexuality Questionnaire (MFSQ) methodology, which measures female sexuality on a range of categories including Satisfaction (frequency of intercourse, satisfaction of partner), Attraction (self-perceived and in the eyes of the partner) and Orgasm (frequency and enjoyment). The survey unveiled interesting patterns of sexual behaviour among three distinct age groups: younger (below 23), middle (23-36) and older (36 and over) – and the results showed that orgasm, attractiveness and most enjoyable sex gets better with age and peaks at the age of 36-years and above.
Top 10 UK female celebrities, 36-years and older, considered to be in their prime
Kate Moss
Victoria Beckham
Kelly Brook
Elizabeth Hurley
Holly Willoughby
Kate Beckinsale
Kate Winslet
Nigella Lawson
Helen Mirren
Carol Vorderman
When questioned about sexual attractiveness, the older age group were the most confident in their own skin, scoring 10 per cent above the average for the middle age group who were the least happy with how they looked. The youngest age group also felt attractive, and came in second after the confident older group.
Whilst the younger age group felt sexy and attractive, they scored the lowest when quizzed about how often they orgasm. The majority of women in the older age group (58 per cent) said they had the most enjoyable orgasm and the greatest number of orgasms, scoring 10 per cent higher than the younger age group, and 5 per cent higher than the middle age group.
Women in the older age group are also having the most enjoyable sex with 86 per cent of them saying they had enjoyable intercourse over the last four weeks compared with 76 per cent in the middle age group.
When it comes to the ideal length of time sex should last, the reality does not always match expectation. In fact, 31 per cent of women surveyed felt sex should last longer than what they currently have whilst 12 per cent felt that sex should be shorter than they currently have.
When questioned about the frequency of sex women have, just under a third had sex twice per week, over one fifth had sex three times per week, and under one-fifth had sex once per week.
And the majority of women felt that monogamy was key to a happier sex life. In the survey, 81 per cent of women said they can have a great long lasting sex life with the same person.
Amanda Bonnier, Brand Manager at Natural Cycles, said: “The results of the survey send out a really positive message about something us women have known and expected for some time; as you get older and get to know your body better, you can have a more enjoyable sex life and feel confident about yourself, particularly if you’re in a monogamous relationship. It’s encouraging that there doesn’t appear to be a stigma attached to being older and enjoying the best sex of your life.”
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The online survey was conducted by Natural Cycles among 2,618 women in May 2017.
About Natural Cycles www.naturalcycles.com
Natural Cycles is the world’s first, and only, app to be certified as a contraception. It can help women to prevent, plan and monitor pregnancies. Our mission is to educate and empower women to take control of their fertility and future, championing a vision where every pregnancy brings happiness. Natural Cycles has been shown in clinical studies to improve the use of natural family planning and be similarly effective as the contraceptive pill. Natural Cycles was founded by husband and wife team Dr Raoul Scherwitzl and Dr Elina Berglund, a top physicist who was part of the Nobel Prize-winning team that discovered the Higgs boson. With PhDs in physics, they applied their mathematical techniques to create a unique algorithm which allows Natural Cycles to adapt to each woman’s body individually. Natural Cycles app has over 250,000 users in 161 countries