The Epidemiology of the Sexual Behaviour of Shanghai Couples

Guo Youning, Shanghai Institute of Family Planning
E.M.L. Ng, University of Hong Kong
Katherine Chan, Leeds University

Abstract To investigate epidemiology of sexual behavior of Shanghai couples six years of marriage and exploring its integrative relation with MS. A cohort of 7,697 couples was followed-up. About 4 % of wives and 2 % of husbands said they had no foreplay and 16% of wives and 11 % of husbands admitted they had no after-play. About 5 % of wives and 2 % of husbands said they had no orgasm. The main methods of foreplay were kissing and caressing. The main actions of after-play were talking and kissing. The signs of orgasm (vaginal secretion / pleasant feeling at ejaculation) were for 60% of wives and 73% of husbands. Logistic regression models shows they affected both of spouse' MS by having an integrative relation with SS indirectly. Husbands who used stroking breast or talking seemed to have wives with less MS. Key words: Foreplay; Orgasm; After-play ; Marital satisfaction; Sexual satisfaction