Sexual Behaviors, Relationships, and Perceived Health Status Among Adult Women in the United States: Results from a National Probability Sample

Abstract

Contemporary women in the United States engage in a diverse range of solo and partnered sexual activities, though sexual behavior is less common and more infrequent among older age cohorts.

Achievement of pregnancies in women with primary ovarian insufficiency using close monitoring of follicle development: case reports

“…Thus, timed natural intercourse or IUI resulting from close ovarian follicle monitoring may be preferable over expectant management to achieve conception in Japan and other countries with hyposexual couples. Importantly, even in the USA, only 27% of married women aged 30 -39 have sexual intercourse more than two times a week [27]. It seems very difficult for women with POI as well as married couples to keep having such frequent sexual intercourse for many years to seek very little chance of pregnancy achievement.…”

Contraception in women over 40 years of age

“…1 Most women in this age group who have partners or are married have vaginal intercourse. 2 However, this population has special attributes that influence contraceptive choice. Women of older reproductive age may be experiencing perimenopausal symptoms that could be managed with contraceptives.…”

Immature psychological defense mechanisms and the misrepresentations of some sex researchers

“…The results were not confounded by educational level, age and number of lifetime spouses or cohabiting partners (Das, 2007). In another representative American study that explored the relationships of self-perceived health status and sexual behaviors, women were stratified in eight age groups: engaging in PVI in the last 90 days was associated with better self-rated health in most age groups, whereas engaging in cunnilingus in the same period was only related to better health in two age groups, and having anal sex, solitary masturbation and masturbation by partner was unrelated to self-perceived health in all age groups (the results were unconfounded by relationship status) (Herbenick et al, 2010). In a multivariate analysis, satisfaction from PVI and PVI frequency were independently associated with women's satisfaction with their sex life, but satisfaction and frequency from other sexual activities, partnered or solitary, were unrelated (Philippsohn & Hartmann, 2009).…”