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CNN News May 7, 2019

Couples are having less sex, study finds | CNN

Couples are having less sex than in the previous two decades, new UK research says -- but the number of people wanting more is rising.

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BMJ MAY 7, 2019

Changes in, and factors associated with, frequency of sex in Britain: evidence from three National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal)

K Wellings et al

Frequency of sex has declined recently in Britain, more markedly among those in early middle age and those who are married or cohabiting. The findings and their implicati …

Arch Sex Behav MARCH 6, 2017

Declines in Sexual Frequency among American Adults, 1989-2014

JM Twenge et al

American adults had sex about nine fewer times per year in the early 2010s compared to the late 1990s in data from the nationally representative General Social Survey, N …

PLoS One OCT. 24, 2013

Energy expenditure during sexual activity in young healthy couples

J Frappier et al

The present study indicates that energy expenditure during sexual activity appears to be approximately 85 kCal or 3.6 kCal/min and seems to be performed at a moderate int …

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