A study from a team of U.S. researchers has suggested that a combination called the “golden trio” that comprises genital stimulation, deep kissing and oral sex, in addition to vaginal intercourse, increases the likelihood of women reaching their orgasm with a sexual partner.

The researchers analyzed data collected through a 10-day online survey that was hosted on the NBC News website based on responses of 52,588 people, including both men and women aged between 18 and 65 who were in a relationship with one person and were reported being intimate with their partners last month.

The study, published online last week in the journal Archives of Jestbet Sexual Behavior, analyzed over 30 different traits or behaviors and how these traits were linked to the frequency of a person’s orgasm. Researchers found that 95 percent of heterosexual men said they would usually or always reach their orgasms during sexually intimate moments compared to just 65 percent of heterosexual women. The figures were 89 percent for gay men, 86 percent for lesbian women, 88 percent for bisexual men and 66 percent for bisexual women.

The research showed that only 35 percent of heterosexual women always or usually had orgasms during vaginal sex alone while 44 percent said they rarely or never did. In comparison, around 80 percent of heterosexual women and 91 percent of lesbian women said they always or usually managed to reach their peak of orgasm with the “golden trio” even without having actual intercourse. 

The results of the study focused on a number of orgasm gaps that appeared not just between sexes but also among individuals with different sexual orientations. “We consider socio cultural and evolutionary explanations for these orgasm gaps. The results suggest a variety of behaviors couples can try to increase orgasm frequency,” according to the study.

“The orgasm gaps between men and heterosexual women were well known prior to this study. The gaps between lesbian women and heterosexual women, however, were more speculative or based on small samples of lesbian women. This study highlights much more precisely that there are multiple orgasm gaps,” David Frederick, lead author of the research from Chapman University, California, told the Guardian.

The researchers said that the large number of differences that have been seen for women of different sexual orientations could lead to a better understanding among men that female orgasms are not only associated with vaginal intercourse.

“About 30% of men actually think that intercourse is the best way for women to have orgasm, and that is sort of a tragic figure because it couldn’t be more incorrect,” study co-author Elisabeth Lloyd, a professor of biology at Indiana University and author of “The Case of the Female Orgasm,” also told the Guardian.

Lloyd said that she expects couples to consider the “golden trio” for female orgasm in their relationships. “I would like [women] to take that home and think about it, and to think about it with their partners and talk about it with their partners,” Lloyd said. “If they are not fully experiencing their fullest sexual expression to the maximum of their ability then I think our paper has something to contribute to their wellbeing.”

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