Sex is on our minds all the time. We live it, breathe it and will do almost anything to get it. There are a whole lot of myths out there about sex — so don’t trust everything you hear.
Think that you can judge a man’s junk size from his shoes? Or that masturbating could make you blind?
If you struggle to separate fact from fiction when it comes to activities in the bedroom, don’t worry, this video has the answers about all important myths about sex.
10You can tell a man´s penis size from the size of his shoes
A study of 104 men found no correlation between the length of penis and shoe size. There are also no conclusive correlation between penile size and race.
09Ejaculation reduces athletic performance
Sex stimulates the production of testosterone. A study at a US sex club found that testosterone levels of men who had sex rose by 72%.
08Wearing two condoms is better than
Wearing two condoms offers less protection than just one. Wearing two creates friction, weakening the material, increasing the risk of breakage.
07Sex standing up prevents pregnancy
Vaginal sex in any position carries the risk of pregnancy. This includes having sex in a bath or during a woman´s period.
06Sex helps you lose weight
Sex burns 25 to 50 calories. This is equivalent to the energy it takes to walk up two flights of stairs.
05Wearing a condom makes you last longer
In a study of 500 men the average sex lasted 5.4 minutes. Wearing a condom or being circumcised didn´t make a difference.
04You can´t catch STIs from oral sex
Oral sex is one of the ways STIs are most frequently passed on. This includes gonorrhea, herpes and syphilis.
03Men think about sex every 7 seconds
A Ohio University study showed that men though about sex 19 times a day on average, Women had an average of 10 sexual thoughts a day.
02Promiscuity causes a woman´s vagina to become loose
Sex doesn´t permanently stretch the vagina. After sex the vaginal muscle naturally lightens. Even six months after childbirth the vagina of a young woman will regain its previous shape.
01Masturbating will make you go blind
Masturbating has numerous health benefits for men and women. Women - it can prevent cervical and urinary tract infections. Men – reduces risk of prostate cancer.