You don't have to take your condom off to have a good time, according to a new American medical study.
The study, published this month in the Journal of Sexual Medicine revealed that neither men nor women reported any significant decrease in sexual pleasure when using condoms and lubricants.
Researchers analyzed data from a 2009 sexual behaviour survey involving 5,865 Americans of both genders and all sexual orientations, between the ages of 18 and 59. The participants were asked certain details of their most recent sexual experience -- right down the what the condom was made of -- and how they rated the sex.
"We found that sex was largely rated very pleasurable and satisfying by women and men during their most recent act, whether or not they used a condom or lubricant," study lead Dr. Debby Herbenick told News-Medica.net. "There were still high rates of orgasm reported by both women and men."
Sexual health professionals highly recommend the use of condoms, as they can help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections and HIV -- not to mention unwanted pregnancies.
The study found that between 20 and 25 per cent of participants had used a condom during their most recent sexual act. Men were more likely than women to be able to tell latex from polyurethane -- but that could be because they're usually the ones who buy them, Herbenick noted.
Researchers were most interested in any apparent links between condom/lubricant use and how people rated their sex.
"Health educators often recommend condoms, but sometimes people worry that they make sex feel less natural or less pleasurable," Herbenick told HealthDay News. "We haven't found this to be the case when you actually look at people' experiences of condom use."
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The study, published this month in the Journal of Sexual Medicine revealed that neither men nor women reported any significant decrease in sexual pleasure when using condoms and lubricants.
Researchers analyzed data from a 2009 sexual behaviour survey involving 5,865 Americans of both genders and all sexual orientations, between the ages of 18 and 59. The participants were asked certain details of their most recent sexual experience -- right down the what the condom was made of -- and how they rated the sex.
"We found that sex was largely rated very pleasurable and satisfying by women and men during their most recent act, whether or not they used a condom or lubricant," study lead Dr. Debby Herbenick told News-Medica.net. "There were still high rates of orgasm reported by both women and men."
Sexual health professionals highly recommend the use of condoms, as they can help prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections and HIV -- not to mention unwanted pregnancies.
The study found that between 20 and 25 per cent of participants had used a condom during their most recent sexual act. Men were more likely than women to be able to tell latex from polyurethane -- but that could be because they're usually the ones who buy them, Herbenick noted.
Researchers were most interested in any apparent links between condom/lubricant use and how people rated their sex.
"Health educators often recommend condoms, but sometimes people worry that they make sex feel less natural or less pleasurable," Herbenick told HealthDay News. "We haven't found this to be the case when you actually look at people' experiences of condom use."
Read more: http://www.theprovince.com/health/j...s+have+proof/7860829/story.html#ixzz2IwRlrpWf
