These are among the key findings of the new Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey
which questioned more than 26,000 respondents across 26 countries about every
aspect of their sex lives in a bid to comprehensively chart what constitutes
sexual wellbeing. Sexual Satisfaction is the first in a six-part series of
reports. Findings on sexual experimentation, physical pleasure, emotional
aspects of sex, first sex and sex education will be announced by Durex during
the next 18 months.
Canada's sexual priorities are changing. Canadians are looking for the softer,
more sophisticated side of sex - quality time with partners, romance and a
sense of security in the bedroom.
The changes which would most improve Canadian's sex lives are lower levels of
stress or tiredness, more time alone with our partners and a higher sex drive.
An extra injection of romance is also seen as vital for two in five of us.
But maybe Canadians shouldn't worry too much - apparently the rest of the world
is feeling much the same, with just 44 per cent of all respondents claiming to
be completely happy with their sex lives.
Canadians are certainly more content than people in Japan, (15 per cent), or
those in France where only one in four are fully satisfied.
Nigeria is the most satisfied nation, with 67 per cent of respondents claiming
to be fully satisfied, closely followed by Mexico (63 per cent), India (61 per
cent) and Poland (54 per cent).
So what has gone awry in bedrooms throughout Canada? The survey not only
unveils what appears to be a major sea change in our attitude to sex - it goes
some considerable way to explaining it.
First and foremost it appears sexual satisfaction is about lack of pain and
problems. But behind the bedroom door, pain and problems can be all too common.
The study shows that at some stage in their lives, nearly half of Canadian
women (47 per cent) have suffered from vaginal dryness - a condition which
appears to be particularly prevalent among teenagers rather than simply
affecting new moms or older people.
Moreover, more than a third (35 per cent) of Canadian men have had difficulty
in having an erection while two in five have had problems sustaining one.
In addition three in ten Canadians have experienced painful sex.
