Sex Facts

Here are 65 interesting sex facts from a variety of public sources (the wry comments are ours)

1. The average age a man starts producing sperm is 12 1/2

2. Actual amount of semen per ejaculation: 1 to 2 Tsp full

3. Number of calories per Tsp of semen: 7 (we don't know exactly how this was determined!)

3. Percent of ejaculate made up of sperm: 5 %

4. Average number of sperm per ejaculation: 100 million (we wonder who really counted!)

5. Average number of times a man will ejaculate in his lifetime : 7,200

6. Average number of times he will ejaculate from masterbation: 2,000

7. Average total amount of lifetime ejaculate: Approximately 14 gallons

8. Average speed of ejaculation: 28 mph (could cause some serious injury for pedentrians!)

9. Average length from base of pelvis to tip of penis flaccid: 3.5 inches

10. Average length when erect: 5.1 inches

11. Average girth measured at the base of the shaft when flaccid: 3.9 inches

12. Average girth when erect: 4.9 inches

13. Smallest natural (functional) penis recorded on a man : 5/8 inch

14. Largest natural (functional) penis recorded on a man: 11 inches

15. Largest penis in the Animal Kindom belongs to the Blue Whale: 11 Feet

16. With penile enlargement surgery, average gain in size when flaccid: 3 inches

17. Average gain when erect: 1 inch

18. Cost of enlargement surgery: Between $6,000 and $20,000

19. Percent of U.S. men who are circumsized: 60

20. Amount of blood in a flaccid penis: 1/3 oz

21. Amount of blood in penis when erect: 3 oz

22. Other organs that can increase their capacity by as much: None

23. Number of penile implants currently in use in the U.S. : About 22,500

24. Number of women who have breast implants in the U.S. : About 1.5 million

25. Percent of men that say they climax too early: 30

26. Most arousing time of day for a man: Early morning (hormone levels peak)

27. Most arousing season for a man: Fall (hormone levels peak)

28. Percent of men who say that there has ever been a moment in their lives when they weren't interested in sex: 13

29. Best ways to improve sexual function: quit smoking, start excercising, lose weight (also best way to live and love longer)

30. Foods that are believed to be aphrodisiacs: Oysters, lean meats, seafood, whole grains, wheat germ

31. Average age at which a man has his first sexual experience: 17

32. Percent of men that have been with more than 20 sex partners since the age of 18: 17

33. Percent of women with the same: 3

34. Percent of men who say they masterbate: 60

35. Percent of men that say they masterbate at least once a day: 54

36. Percent of men that say they feel guilty from masterbating that often: 41

37. Amount of time needed for a man to regain erection after orgasm: from 2 minutes to 2 weeks

38. Average number of erections per day for a man: 11

39. Average number of erections that occur while he is sleeping: 9

40. Distance sperm travels to fertilize an egg: 3 to 4 inches

41. Time it takes sperm to fertilize an egg: 2.5 seconds

42. Sperm life: 2 1/2 months (from development to ejaculation)

43. Number of men who have vasectomies each year : 500,000

44. Cost of a vasectomey: About $750.00

45. Percent reimbursed by insurance: Nearly 100%

46. Average cost of a reversal: $8,500

47. Percent of cost of reversals covered by insurance: 0

48. Cost for a year's supply of condoms for the average sexually active man: About $100.00 (cheap protection)

49. Percent of women involved in the purchase decision of condoms: 60

50. Thickness of the average condom: .07mm

51. Thickness of super-thin condoms: .05mm

52. Content of Semen: Ascorbic acid, blood-group antigens, calcium, cholesterol, chotine, citric acid, creatine, DNA, fructose, glutathione, hyaluronidase, lactic acid, magnesium, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, purine, pyrimidine, pyruvic acid, sodium, sorbitol, spermadine, spermine, urea, uric acid, vitamin B 12 and Zinc (but, this is not a good source for these vitamins and minerals)

53: In general the taste of a man's semen varies with his diet. Some say that alkaline foods (meat and fish) produce a buttery or fishy taste.

54. Dairy products can create a foul taste

55. The taste of semen after a man eats asparagus is said to be the foulest of all. (think about the odor when you pee!)

56. Acidic fruits and alcohol have been known to give semen a pleasant, surgary flavor

57. Chemically processed liquors have been said to give semen an extremely acidic taste

58. The tissue that surrounds the testicles and penis is more durable than the tissue that surrounds the brain.

59. There is such a thing as a fractured penis: The fibrous tissue that keeps the penis engorged with blood during an erection tears. The patient usually shows up in the emergency room with a black and blue and swollen penis. (see information on fractured penis by clicking here)

60. Well known phallic symbols: Space Needle, Eiffel Tower, Washington Monument, Empire State Building and Cleopatra's Needle

61. Famous syphillis sufferers: Captain Hook, Al Capone, Hitler, Henry III, Beethoven and Mussilini

62. Odors that can increase blood flow to the penis: Pumpkin pie, lavendar, licorice and doughnuts (note: we said SMELL not taste!)

63. Semen: A fluid that activates and protects the sperm after it has left the penis during ejaculation

64. People who live together have the most active sex lives, followed by (in descending order) divorced men, married people and singles

65. 1/4 of U.S. males admit to engaging in mutual masterbation with another male.