What is a sexual prime

You might have heard that women reach their sexual peak more than a decade later than men. But according to one sexologist, men and women's libidos aren't that different after all. Dr Nikki Goldstein, from Sydney, told FEMAIL that there is a sweet spot that everyone hits when it comes to their libido, which relies heavily on their relationship, work and family life.

It's easy to get bogged down by the idea that as you get older, your sexual appetite and prowess wanes. But this isn't always the case - especially for women. According to new research, the age at which women have their most fulfilling sex is The study, commissioned by contraceptive app Natural Cycle asked 2, women about their experience of orgasms, feelings of attractiveness and how much they enjoyed sex.

Not so, says a new survey by online sex toy retailer Lovehoney. Longhurst reckons this earlier peak just means women have become more confident in the bedroom. But, she adds, there's no reason to lock that to a particular age or time.

Since Kinsey first reported on male and female sexuality, the idea that men and women mature and think about sex differently has remained the prevailing theory about sexual peaks. Mental factors like body confidence, personal sexuality, feelings of intimacy and trust with a partner, libido, and knowledge of sexual preferences take time and experience to develop. Unsurprisingly, the idea that men and women have specific, but different, sexual peaks is pretty outdated.

When do women hit their sexual prime? Do vaginas close up if they're not used? How often do condoms break? And are some tongues technically challenged?

Most of us have heard at some point or another that men and women, the Marses and Venuses of the humanoid planetary system, are star-crossed lovers: Men hit their sexual peak at 18, while women hit their sexual peak at 35, never the twain to peak or orgasm simultaneously. A recent column in The Telegraph complicates this further by suggesting that we start calling women in their 50s or 60s particularly those who prefer younger mennot Cougars, but WHIPs: Women who are hot, intelligent and in their prime. This raises a question: If women are in their prime later in life, are we even more misaligned from the year-old male prime than we thought, or has that shifted too?

Men who cheat on their spouses have always enjoyed an expedient explanation: Evolution made me do it. Many articles here is oneand here is anotherespecially in recent years, have explored the theory that men sleep around because evolution has programmed them to seek fertile and, conveniently, younger wombs. But what about women? If it's really true that evolution can cause a man to risk his marriage, what effect does that have on women's sexuality?