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A study has revealed that satisfactory sexual intercourse should  last between three and 13 minutes.

The study which was conducted by two scientists, Eric Corty and Jenay Guardiani, from the Pennsylvania State University in the United States, indicates that good sex does not necessarily have to last for hours.

In their post on sciencedaily.com, they noted that satisfactory sexual intercourse should actually be between three and 13 minutes.

The researchers involved 50 members of the Society for Sex Therapy and Research in the study, and these members include physicians, nurses, psychologists, marriage and family therapists and social workers who have attended to thousands of patients over several decades.

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These participants categorised the time sex should last, according to experience, into four, namely too short, adequate, desirable and too long, and the measurement of the time starts from the penetration of the vagina to the actual ejaculation.

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The experts categorised sexual intercourse that lasts between one and two minutes as “too short”.

If it lasts between three to seven minutes, it is “adequate”, if it is between seven and 13 minutes, it is “desirable” while any coitus that lasts between 10 and 30 minutes is deemed to be “too long.”

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The researchers pointed out that people tend to judge their performance or that of their partner by the dictates from the society, and not what is okay for them.

“A man’s or woman’s interpretation of his or her sexual functioning as well as the partner’s functioning relies on personal beliefs developed in part from society’s messages; formal and informal,” the researchers said.

“Unfortunately, today’s popular culture has reinforced stereotypes about sexual activity. Many men and women seem to believe the fantasy model of large penises, rock-hard erections and all-night-long intercourse.”

Corty, who is an associate professor of psychology, said their survey would help to rekindle people’s confidence in themselves and trim down on their fantasies, noting that the situation at hand had made people to have unrealistic expectations.

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“This seems a situation ripe for disappointment and dissatisfaction. With this survey, we hope to dispel such fantasies and encourage men and women with realistic data about acceptable sexual intercourse, thus preventing sexual disappointments and dysfunctions,” he added

“Also, if a patient is concerned about how long intercourse should last, these data can help shift the patient away from a concern about physical disorders and to be initially treated with counselling, instead of medicine.”

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