title: Changes in the sexual life of Czechoslovak women born between 1911 and 1958.
abstract: In the course of 26 years the authors have collected sexual history data via interview on 1779 gynecological patients, aged 20 to 40. All had been married for at least 1 year. None sought consultation for sexological difficulties. According to the year of birth they were divided into five subgroups from 1911-1920 up to 1951-1958. During that time the average age of women at first sexual intercourse decreased from 20.75 years to less than 18 years. The percentage of orgastic women grew from 31% to 79%, and high coital activity in marriage rose from 40% to 86%. There was a decreasing number of women who came from a family of more than six children. The percentage of women who had secondary or college education increased. A significant acceleration of menarche was found only in the subgroup of women born after 1950.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003604:Czechoslovakia; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D008598:Menstruation; D008875:Middle Aged; D012725:Sexual Behavior