September 20, 2004
By: LAURA BERMAN
Better sex does not have to be the stuff of dreams. For women who can't remember the last time sex was good or consider it just another chore to add to the list, there is a variety of sexual aids and devices that can really help.
Everybody's doing it. Well, almost everybody. A recent study by the Berman Center, funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Drugstore.com, found that nearly half of women ages 18 to 55 have used a vibrator. We got down to the truth about sex toys by surveying nearly 2,000 women across the country. The findings might surprise you.
For women of all walks of life, we found that using vibrators leads to better sexual functioning. These women are more interested in sex, achieve heightened arousal, have an easier time reaching orgasm and experience less pain during and after sex. This includes all sexual activity -- not just when women were using a sex aid. It seems that practice really does make perfect. We found that women who use vibrators are more sexually satisfied in general. And women who reported high levels of sexual satisfaction were more likely to report a positive quality of life as well. So ultimately, vibrators lead to a better quality of life!
And make no mistake -- far from taking the place of a partner, sexual devices work to enhance relationship sex by giving women (and men) a window into what pleases her, which only makes sex better. More than 55 percent of women in relationships reported using a vibrator, while 34 percent of singles did so. Two-thirds of women in relationships said their partner was supportive of their use of sex toys. Nearly half used their sexual aid with a partner, in addition to using it by themselves. And get this: Four percent of women reported that their male partners borrowed their vibrators for their own use.
What vibrators give women is a tool to take charge of their sexuality, either to improve what they have or get back what they lost. The hardest part is figuring out where to begin. Sex toys are definitely not one-size-fits-all, and the choices can be dizzying if you are just starting out. I prescribe different types of vibrators every day in my practice.
Remember, vibrators are not simply about good sex. Our study found what most women already know: If you are happy in the bedroom, you're happy outside of it, too. So if you're having some trouble with your sex life, take my prescription for a better life and try a vibrator. Doctor's orders!
Laura Berman, Ph.D., is a sex therapist and director of Chicago's Berman Center
By: LAURA BERMAN
Better sex does not have to be the stuff of dreams. For women who can't remember the last time sex was good or consider it just another chore to add to the list, there is a variety of sexual aids and devices that can really help.
Everybody's doing it. Well, almost everybody. A recent study by the Berman Center, funded by an unrestricted educational grant from Drugstore.com, found that nearly half of women ages 18 to 55 have used a vibrator. We got down to the truth about sex toys by surveying nearly 2,000 women across the country. The findings might surprise you.
For women of all walks of life, we found that using vibrators leads to better sexual functioning. These women are more interested in sex, achieve heightened arousal, have an easier time reaching orgasm and experience less pain during and after sex. This includes all sexual activity -- not just when women were using a sex aid. It seems that practice really does make perfect. We found that women who use vibrators are more sexually satisfied in general. And women who reported high levels of sexual satisfaction were more likely to report a positive quality of life as well. So ultimately, vibrators lead to a better quality of life!
And make no mistake -- far from taking the place of a partner, sexual devices work to enhance relationship sex by giving women (and men) a window into what pleases her, which only makes sex better. More than 55 percent of women in relationships reported using a vibrator, while 34 percent of singles did so. Two-thirds of women in relationships said their partner was supportive of their use of sex toys. Nearly half used their sexual aid with a partner, in addition to using it by themselves. And get this: Four percent of women reported that their male partners borrowed their vibrators for their own use.
What vibrators give women is a tool to take charge of their sexuality, either to improve what they have or get back what they lost. The hardest part is figuring out where to begin. Sex toys are definitely not one-size-fits-all, and the choices can be dizzying if you are just starting out. I prescribe different types of vibrators every day in my practice.
Remember, vibrators are not simply about good sex. Our study found what most women already know: If you are happy in the bedroom, you're happy outside of it, too. So if you're having some trouble with your sex life, take my prescription for a better life and try a vibrator. Doctor's orders!
Laura Berman, Ph.D., is a sex therapist and director of Chicago's Berman Center
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