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Survey: Women's Sex Lives Best in Their 40s

By Kristina Loew, Newser User

Posted Feb 5, 2009 4:45 AM CST

(Newser) – Whether it’s hormones, increased self-esteem or stepping out on their spouses, 40-something women are experiencing the best sex of their lives, reports the Guardian. "It's one of the best-kept secrets of women's lives," noted one expert. Of 2,000 women polled in a recent survey, 77% said that their sex life was best in their 40s.

More confident and unafraid of intimacy, older women are not afraid of going all out to find sexual fulfillment, say observers. Some are searching for satisfaction outside of their marriages. "It's great sex, but it's not with my husband," said one woman. "He's the last man on the planet I'd want to have sex with."

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Of women surveyed, 77% of women in their 40s reported the best sex of their lives. (©Jon W. Howson)

Experts theorize that hormonal changes and increased self-esteem lead to more satisfying sex lives for women. (http://www.shutterstock.com/results.mhtml#photo_id=24340780)

Some women are looking for better sex outside of marriage. (©jorgemejia)

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Someone who notices what I'm wearing and flirts with me. It spices everything up, it makes me feel energized and youthful, at precisely the moment I was beginning to feel a bit dull and over the hill.
- Philippa, 48

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