Kuala Lumpur - Fifty-seven per cent of men and 64 per cent
of women in the Asia-Pacific region responding to a survey reported
dissatisfaction with their sex lives, news reports said Wednesday.
People in only three of the 13 countries where the pharmaceutical
firm Pfizer Inc conducted its survey reported satisfaction rates of
more than 50 per cent.
India ranked the highest with 73 per cent of respondents to the
Asia-Pacific Sexual Health and Overall Wellness survey saying they
were satisfied. It was followed by the Philippines at 52 per cent,
Taiwan at 51 per cent and New Zealand at 40 per cent.
Japan ranked the lowest at 10 per cent.
The survey by the company that makes Viagra was also conducted in
Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South
Korea and Thailand.
'We found that greater sexual satisfaction is strongly associated
with greater satisfaction with life overall,' Sydney-based sexual
health doctor Rosie King, who led the survey, was quoted as saying by
the Star newspaper.
'Generally, men and women who are highly satisfied with their sex
life have a more positive outlook on their relationships and life,'
she said Tuesday at a roundtable discussion in Kuala Lumpur.
King added that the lack of sexual satisfaction was linked to
erectile dysfunction, adding that men suffering from the condition
might suffer from lack of self-confidence or depression.
The survey was conducted from May to July among 2,016 sexually
active men and 1,941 sexually active women ages 25 to 74.
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