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What Age Do Men and Women Reach Their Sexual Peak?
The old 18-for-men, 30s-for-women rule is far shakier than it sounds, and newer research suggests sexual satisfaction is more complicated.
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We’ve all heard the myths about when men and women supposedly hit their sexual peak. Men top out around 18, and women don’t hit their stride until they’re in their 30s. If that were true, it would create a seriously mismatched dating pool.
Those numbers go back to Alfred Kinsey, whose reports on male and female sexuality came out in 1948 and 1953. Men in his research reported the most orgasms around 17 or 18, while women reported more consistent orgasms after 30, according to MedicineNet.
The problem is that orgasm frequency is a pretty........