2024-05-04 08:30:57
Par Dr Catherine Solano
Published 11 hours ago, Updated 7 hours ago
Thinking regarding sexuality several times a day is healthy and a sign of good sexual health. The Archives / Bridgeman Images – Charlotte Paroielle – Le Figaro
SEXOLOGY – The reality is more complex than this widespread prejudice. The issue is not trivial because erotic thoughts are important to maintain the desire.
In 2011, American researcher Terri Fisher gave nearly 300 students, girls and boys aged 18 to 25, a small manual counter for a week. The instruction: click on it every time a sexual thought crossed their minds. Seven days later, the assessment was made. On average, women thought regarding sex 10 times a day, compared to 19 for their male peers. However, these data masked enormous disparities, some of which may be surprising: one female volunteer had thought regarding sex 140 times during the day, while some men only thought regarding it once.
So is it true that women think less regarding sex in general? If so, is this a characteristic of femininity? A consequence of the influence of hormones, or of the architecture of the brain? The explanation would be more prosaic. First, women are more responsible for managing the shopping, tidying up, cooking, laundry, etc.
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