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Posted on: 05/11/2004
Question
What the average length of a sexual intercourse, i mean the time taken from the point of penetration to orgazm, don't include the foreplay.
Submitted on 04/18/04 at 11:40:11
Answer
The length of time of intercourse varies a lot. There is no AVERAGE time that anyone has recorded.
Premature Ejaculation (when a man comes too fast) is defined as when a man has an orgasm before he or his partner wants him to. If a man is coming too fast there is a good technique that can help him slow down.
In general sex probably lasts for most people from 5 to 30 minutes.