Half of British women have poor sexual health
Almost half of women in Britain have poor sexual health almost three times the rate in men researchers have said.
Women’s sexual problems have been found to be more varied than those experienced by men. Nearly a third of all women were found to experience difficulties rooted in a lack of interest in sex a problem associated with distress and dissatisfaction with their sex life.
Dr Alison Parkes of the University of Glasgow, a co-author of the research, said: “We think [the wider range of problems in women] may boil down to women’s general lesser agency when it comes to negotiating more pleasurable as well as safer sex with their partners.”
While 83% of men were deemed to be in fine sexual fettle, 48% of women had poor sexual health. The team said the figures highli...
