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The idea of what is involved in being "good in bed" has a lot of factors, and staying power is certainly one of them. Premature ejaculation is a source of anxiety for many men, and on the other end of the scale, delayed ejaculation can cause similar issues. In a bid to clear up some of the misinformation out there, urologist and pelvic surgeon Rena Malik, MD addresses the average length of time that sex lasts in real life.

In a new video on her YouTube channel, Malik refers to a study which collected data from 500 couples around the world, who recorded the duration of sexual intercourse using a stopwatch. The data is limited to penetrative sex, excluding foreplay, and only heterosexual couplings were studied in the research. Penetrative sex is measured in terms of intravaginal ejaculation latency time (IELT), the time from the beginning of penetration to ejaculation.

The study revealed that the IELT which men consider to be the "ideal" length of time is 16 minutes, but they estimate that the real time is closer to 9 minutes. However, according to the study, the average IELT is actually just 5.7 minutes.

Malik notes, however, that the recorded times ranged from less than a minute to 55 minutes. "Interestingly, it varied by location," she says, explaining that Turkey had the lowest average IELT of 4.4 minutes, while the United Kingdom had the highest IELT of around 10 minutes.

Of course, all of this research only measures the duration of sex as the length of time it takes for the male partner to reach orgasm during penetration, and does not take into account what is preferable or ideal for the female partner. Malik refers to a survey of more than 4,000 women which found that their ideal IELT would be somewhere in the 25 minute range.

"Again, this is variable from person to person," she adds. "I wouldn't put too much stock in these numbers. What I want you to take away is what is normal, what is average. And if you are reaching average, that's great. The most important thing is that you and your partner are satisfied."

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