{"id":30734,"date":"2020-07-29T12:38:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T10:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/?p=30734"},"modified":"2020-07-21T15:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T13:49:07","slug":"do-lesbians-orgasm-more-than-straight-women","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lelo.com\/blog\/do-lesbians-orgasm-more-than-straight-women\/","title":{"rendered":"Do Lesbians Orgasm More Than Straight Women?"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may believe that <\/span>all orgasms are created equally<\/span>. And in a perfect world, individuals of all genders and sexual orientations would be going around receiving orgasms on the regular. Unfortunately, this isn\u2019t quite the reality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It appears as though, when it comes to women, lesbians are having way more fun than straights. Boo for heterosexual women, right? Let\u2019s find out what\u2019s up!<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Scientific Look into a Woman\u2019s Orgasm<\/span><\/h2>\n

According to <\/span>a study done at the University of Arkansas<\/span><\/a> which had just under 2,300 participants, 33 percent of women were more likely to orgasm when they were engaging in sexual activity with another woman. Not only that, they too were more likely to have <\/span>multiple orgasms<\/span><\/a> when with another woman! But the train doesn\u2019t stop there\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The same study also found that women in same-sex (sexual) relationships orgasmed around 55 times per month. Wait, what? In contrast, heterosexual women admitted to having around seven orgasms a month. So, what\u2019s the method to this madness?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr Kristen Jozkowski<\/span><\/a>, a senior scientist and director at the <\/span>Center for Reproductive Health<\/span><\/i>, said: <\/span>\u201cSex that includes more varied sexual behavior results in women experiencing more orgasms.\u201d<\/span><\/i> She added that sex between women was <\/span>\u201cexcitingly diverse\u201d <\/span><\/i>which, in turn, encouraged more magic and fireworks in the bedroom.<\/span><\/p>\n

In <\/span>another study<\/span><\/a> that focused on orgasms experienced across the sexuality spectrum, it was found that nearly 62 percent of straight women were likely to orgasm during sexual activity with their partner.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The researchers, Justin R. Garcia, Kim Wallen, Helen E. Fisher, and Elisabeth A. Lloyd, also found that lesbian women orgasm near 75 percent of the time when with their sexual partner. This study, while on a large scale, did only sample individuals in the United States however.<\/span><\/p>\n

Regardless, does all of this make sense because two people of the same sex know each other\u2019s bodies a bit better than the opposite sex? Or is there more to it than that?<\/span><\/p>\n

Why Do Lesbian Women Have More Orgasms Than Straight Women?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Well, the four researchers found that lesbian couples were \u201c<\/span>more satisfied with their relationship, asked for what they wanted in bed, praised their partner for something they did in bed, called\/emailed to tease about doing something sexual, and wore <\/span><\/i>sexy lingerie<\/span><\/i><\/a>\u201d.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

These researchers too found the lesbian women were more open to trying <\/span>new positions<\/span><\/a>, to engage in <\/span>anal stimulation<\/span><\/a>, explore fantasies, engage in <\/span>dirty talk<\/span><\/a>, and show affection and signs of love during sex.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

They also said: \u201c<\/span>Women (of any orientation) were more likely to orgasm if their last sexual encounter included deep kissing, manual genital stimulation, and\/or oral sex in addition to vaginal intercourse\u201d.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Interestingly, despite the variation in sexual stimulation, <\/span>a study by Karen Lyndsay Blair and Caroline F. Pukall in 2014<\/span><\/a> showed that lesbian women had <\/span>lower<\/span><\/i> frequencies of sexual activity than heterosexual couples. Some may refer to this as \u201clesbian death bed\u201d whereby lesbian couples tend to engage less and less in sexual activity the longer they\u2019ve been together.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But does lesbian death bed actually exist when <\/span>lesbian women are having longer sexual sessions<\/span><\/a> than heterosexual couples?<\/span><\/p>\n

Researcher <\/span>Margaret Nichols<\/span><\/a>, PhD, found that lesbian women enjoy, on average, 30 to 45 minutes of sexual activity per session as opposed to heterosexuals who, on average, spend 15 to 30 minutes per sexual encounter. 10 percent of lesbian participants even admitted to having sexual trysts lasting two or more hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

In short, less but longer sexual encounters equal more orgasms? Exactly.<\/span><\/p>\n

Having said that, would you believe that both lesbian women and heterosexual women admitted to similar levels of sexual satisfaction, despite the orgasm gap? This was concluded by neuroscientists, Sari van Anders, who studied the <\/span>relationship between hormones and sexual behaviour in women<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

She found that heterosexual women simply did not expect to orgasm during sexual activity, whereas lesbian women were more likely to take an orgasm for granted during sexual activity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How Can We Bridge the Orgasm Gap for Heterosexual Women?<\/span><\/h2>\n

It\u2019s actually not that difficult, it appears. The cat\u2019s out the bag, and here are a few reasons why lesbian women are getting things right in the bedroom and enjoying more orgasms than heterosexual women\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n