Sexual Myths Answered

Here are few Sexual Myths answered at Men’s Health.

Men reach their sexual peak at 18 and women reach theirs at 28.
TRUE
With regard to their supply of sexual hormones, at least. Testosterone levels peak at 18 in men; women’s oestrogen hits its high point in their mid-twenties. “But peak hormones don’t mean peak sexual performance,” cautions Dr. Marc Goldstein, a professor of reproductive medicine and urology at Cornell University’s Weill Medical College in the US. So feel free to try for a personal best – at any age.

Semen is low-carb.
FALSE
“Semen is mostly fruit sugar [fructose] and enzymes – not low-carb,” refutes Goldstein. Which finally explains why there’s no Oral-Sex Diet.

Masturbation yields the strongest orgasm.
TRUE
But it’s not a hard-and-fast rule, as it were. “It depends on the individual,” according to Dr Jon Pryor, a professor of urologic surgery at the University of Minnesota in the US. “For some it does, but for others nothing beats good ol’ intercourse.”

The average erection measures 20 centimetres.
FALSE
Relax, Shorty. It’s closer to 15cm.

No penis is too large or too small for a vagina.
TRUE
Bur perception still wins the game in the end. “I was once at a dinner meeting with seven other sex doctors – six men and one woman,” says Pryor. “The men all agreed that size doesn’t matter. The woman looked at us and said, ‘Think what you want. Size matters.’ We all left dejected.

Oysters make you horny.
FALSE
You make you horny. “There’s is no scientific evidence that oysters increase libido,” counters Pryor. “But there may be a placebo effect, so if it works, great!”

Men think about sex every seven seconds.
FALSE
That number is tossed around a lot, but the truth is that only 23 per cent of men claim to fantasise frequently. But maybe the rest are just too distracted to check the clock.

Having sex before an important event – the big game, an important presentation at work – can sabotage the quality of your performance.
FALSE
Swiss researchers performed stress tests on people two and 10 hours after the subjects had sex and found that by 10 hours, the participants were fully recovered. There was only a small dip in performance two hours after sex.

Having sex in water (in swimming pool, spa, shower) will kill sperm.
TRUE
Some of your swimmers may die, but it isn’t an effective method of birth control, according to Pryor. Even though a spa can overheat your testicles and kill sperm, there should be plenty left for the egg hunt.

You can become addicted to Web porn.
TRUE
But the risk is low. Only one per cent of all people who go surfing for Internet porn will become addicted to it. If you’re sporting a ring, however, be careful: 38 per cent of addicts are married.