Surveys and studies show that many women don’t have a satisfactory sex life. In fact, you may be surprised to learn about these statistics:
- 24% of women surveyed had difficulties achieving orgasms
- Some women, around 10%, have never experienced an orgasm
- A large percentage of the population (40%) are not happy with their sex lives
- Between 33-50% of women are not happy about their sex lives
Those are some pretty startling statistics, right? These statistics also show that if you are not satisfied with your sex life, you are definitely NOT alone.
The Good News about Good Sex
For a woman, achieving sexual satisfaction involves many factors. In fact, the factors that contribute to a woman’s sexual satisfaction are so numerous that researchers have developed a separate model for how women achieve satisfaction in the bedroom. But that is a whole different topic, and not something that we can cover in this short post.
One of the main reasons that women do not achieve sexual satisfaction is because they have weak pelvic floor muscles. This condition is called decreased sexual sensation. If you suffer from decreased sexual sensation, meaning that you feel little or no sensation in your genital organs such as your clitoris or vagina, you are not likely to have good sexual experiences.
The good news is that decreased sexual sensation can be improved or even resolved with pelvic floor exercises such as Kegels.
Why Strong Pelvic Floor Muscles are Important for Good Sex
Although the majority of women do not pay much attention to their pelvic floor muscles, since they are inside the body, hence “out of sight and out of mind,” these muscles are vital to a woman’s sexual response.
Consider these facts:
- Pelvic floor muscle tone is directly responsible for how much sensation a woman experiences during sex
- Strong pelvic floor muscles are tighter and thicker than weak ones, so strong pelvic muscles experience more stretch from an erect penis
- firm pelvic floor muscles also have more nerve endings and better circulation, leading to greater sexual sensation
So you can easily see why strong pelvic floor muscles are so crucial to a woman’s sexual satisfaction.
How Strong is Your “Love Muscle”?
Did you know that every woman has a “love muscle”? This is true of even women who do not experience good sex. These women simply have a weak “love muscle.”
What is a “love muscle,” you ask? This muscle is actually a group of muscles that form a figure 8, wrapping around the vaginal and anal openings as well as the clitoris. Collectively these muscles are called the pubococcygeus. That’s a pretty big word, and it is much easier to refer to these muscles as the “love muscle”!
When the “love muscle” is strong and toned, women feel pleasure during penetration from the tension created by this muscle group as the penis moves against it. In fact a major study showed that a woman’s ability to have an orgasm is strongly related to the strength and fitness of this muscle group.
Women of all ages can have a weak “love muscle,” just as the same women can be fit or fat overall. By doing proper pelvic floor muscle contractions, any woman can strengthen her pelvic floor muscles, increasing her chances of having better sexual satisfaction.
If you are not sure whether your pelvic floor muscles are strong or weak, or you are not sure how to do a correct pelvic floor muscle contraction (also called a Kegel), download our free e-book. In this e-book you will find a step-by-step guided test that helps you determine the strength of your pelvic floor muscles. The e-book also walks you through the correct way to do a pelvic floor muscle contraction. Click the link below to get the ebook and you will have taken the first step to developing a stronger “love muscle”!
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