Table 3 Importance of sex life, duration of intercourse and foreplay, and frequency of orgasm during different sexual activities
From: Impact of infertility duration on female sexual health
Characteristics | Group I (n = 262) | Group II (n = 282) | Group III (n=97) | Group IV (n=74) | P- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Â |
Importance of sex life | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.346 |
 Very important | 12 (4.6) | 6 (2.1) | 5 (5.2) | 1 (1.4) |  |
 Important | 111 (42.4) | 97 (34.4) | 35 (36.1) | 29 (39.2) |  |
 Neutral | 127 (48.5) | 167 (59.2) | 50 (51.5) | 40 (54.1) |  |
 Unimportant | 11 (4.2) | 10 (3.5) | 7 (7.2) | 4 (5.4) |  |
 Very unimportant | 1 (0.4) | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Duration of intercourse | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.119 |
 <1min | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
 1-2 min | 6 (2.3) | 7 (2.5) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.4) |  |
 3-4 min | 30 (11.5) | 31 (11.0) | 13 (13.4) | 14 (18.9) |  |
 5-7 min | 40 (15.3) | 78 (27.7) | 21 (21.6) | 20 (27.0) |  |
 8-10 min | 70 (26.7) | 64 (22.7) | 29 (29.9) | 17 (23.0) |  |
 11-15 min | 57 (21.8) | 44 (15.6) | 13 (13.4) | 11 (14.9) |  |
 16-30 min | 46 (17.6) | 50 (17.7) | 17 (17.5) | 8 (10.8) |  |
 > 30 min | 13 (5.0) | 7 (2.5) | 2 (2.1) | 3 (4.1) |  |
Duration of foreplay | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.595 |
 <1min | 37 (14.1) | 47 (16.7) | 15 (15.5) | 9 (12.2) |  |
 2-10 min | 181 (69.1) | 174 (61.7) | 63 (64.9) | 52 (70.3) |  |
 11-20 min | 37 (14.1) | 52 (18.4) | 15 (15.5) | 12 (16.2) |  |
 21-30 min | 7 (2.7) | 6 (2.1) | 4 (4.1) | 1 (1.4) |  |
 31-60 min | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Frequency of orgasm during different sexual activities | |||||
Masturbating | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.720 |
 Almost always | 36 (13.7) | 29 (10.3) | 6 (6.2) | 6 (8.1) |  |
 Usually | 26 (9.9) | 30 (10.6) | 10 (10.3) | 8 (10.8) |  |
 Sometimes | 46 (17.6) | 52 (18.4) | 18 (18.6) | 15 (20.3) |  |
 Rarely | 36 (13.7) | 38 (13.5) | 22 (22.7) | 12 (16.2) |  |
 Never | 45 (17.2) | 56 (19.9) | 13 (13.4) | 12 (16.2) |  |
 Never tried | 73 (27.9) | 77 (27.3) | 28 (28.9) | 21 (28.4)) |  |
Non-coital activities | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.713 |
 Almost always | 15 (5.7) | 11 (3.9) | 3 (3.1) | 3 (4.1) |  |
 Usually | 26 (9.9) | 26 (9.2) | 5 (5.2) | 7 (9.5) |  |
 Sometimes | 72 (27.5) | 71 (25.2) | 24 (24.7) | 16 (21.6) |  |
 Rarely | 57 (21.8) | 59 (20.9) | 24 (24.7) | 18 (24.3) |  |
 Never | 43 (16.4) | 45 (16.0) | 14 (14.4) | 17 (23.0) |  |
 Never tried | 49 (18.7) | 70 (24.8) | 27 (27.8) | 13 (17.6) |  |
Sexual intercourse | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.515 |
 Almost always | 13 (5.0) | 10 (3.5) | 2 (2.1) | 4 (5.4) |  |
 Usually | 76 (29.0) | 74 (26.2) | 27 (27.8) | 15 (20.3) |  |
 Sometimes | 104 (39.7) | 138 (48.9) | 40 (41.2) | 37 (50.0) |  |
 Rarely | 58 (22.1) | 47 (16.7) | 24 (24.7) | 14 (18.9) |  |
 Never | 10 (3.8) | 13 (4.6) | 3 (3.1) | 4 (5.4) |  |
 Never tried | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |  |