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Is sex needed for overall well being of an individual? Well, according to Maslow’s (Abraham Harold Maslow, a psychologist) hierarchy of needs, sexual need is a part of basic physiological need. According to hierarchy, sex is not needed for survival of human life. But nowadays more emphasis is placed on sex. The media and other sources in society focus directly or indirectly on sex, stimulating the natural urges. There is defiantly difference in how the people form different ethnic background expresses their sexuality. Here is article from Times of India (published on 3 October 2008), about a study conducted to assess the level of sexual satisfaction among people from 13 countries in Asia Pacific.

72% of Indians satisfied with sex lives


If a multi-national study of sexual health is to be trusted, Indians are thrilled with their sex life. The stuffy conducted in 13 countries inn the Asia Pacific region, found that around 72% of Indian men and women were sexually satisfied.

In comparison, only 52% in Philippines, 51% in Taiwan, 40% in New Zealand, 38% in Thailand and 23% in China expressed satisfaction over their sex lives.

Japanese men and women were worst off with only 10% saying they were satisfied with their sex lives. The findings seem to fly against conventional wisdom of Indians being lazy and inept lovers, but might well be a sign of India rising.

The survey, conducted among 3,957 sexually active men and women (2,016 males and 1,941 females) aged between 25 and 74 years included 400 Indians from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune.

The study did note that in India, discussions about sexual experiences were still a major concern among couples. Another finding was that Indian men considered sex as high, but not topmost of priorities, while women tended to place it further down the list.

Sex ranked seventh out of the 17 life priorities for men while for women, it ranked 14. The survey found that in Asia Pacific countries, 54% men and 64% women were not satisfied with sex. Around 67%-87% of men and women who were more than satisfied with sex said they were happy with life overall. Only 10-26% of men and women who were satisfied with life overall.
Around 50% Indian males reported not having optima; erection before sexual intercourse. Even though, just 10% of these men opted for treatment. According to the Asia Pacific Sexual Health and Overall Wellbeing study, two thirds of men over 40 are unhappy with their erections.

“In India, the survey showed that adults who were less than satisfied with sex are less likely to be satisfied with life overall,” said Ruptin Shah, andrologist at Mumbai’s Lilawati Hospital.

“In India, the survey results can be said to be very urban, as a clinical psychologist I can say that results would have been almost the same for rural parts of the country as well,” he added.

“The survey confirms the importance of sexual health to overall wellness in life. The survey also reveals that sexual dissatisfaction is high among men and women,” said Dr. Rosie King, sexual health physician, Sydney Center for Sexual and Relationship Therapy, Australia.