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Malik: 150 Minutes of Weekly Cardio Is as Effective as Viagra
“There's actually a study that shows that if you exercise a 150 minutes a week, current moderate intensity cardiovascular exercise, it's as good as taking a Viagra.”
Malik: Gynecologists and Urologists Receive Minimal Training on the Clitoris
“Even in our training, there's very little discussion about the clitoris. We're just now starting to have this discussion like, hey, the clitoris has foreskin. Hey, it can get smegma. It can, there's other issues. You have to look at the clitoris and you have t…”
Malik: Women Have More Testosterone Than Estrogen in Their Bodies
“So testosterone in women, we have more testosterone than we do estrogen in our bodies.”
Malik: 14% of Men With ED Suffer Heart Attacks Within 7 Years
“Because of the guys who have ED, 14% of those guys will go on to have a heart attack in seven years.”
Malik: Erectile Dysfunction Precedes Heart Issues by 2 to 3 Years
“And so it's like two to three years before you're going to see a heart issue, you're going to see erectile dysfunction.”
Malik: Couples watching pornography together tend to have more sex
“And actually couples who watch it together tend to have more sex.”
Malik: Data Shows Women Who Consume Pornography Tend to Have More Sex
“So there's data that like women who watch pornography, and this is not like everybody, but like women who enjoy those sorts of things are more sexually adventurous, more You know, they like to have sex with their partner and they actually have more sex if you …”
Malik: The Average Age of Initial Pornography Exposure Is 10 Years Old
“The average age of a young person seeing porn is 10.”
Malik: Women Orgasm 45% in First Heterosexual Encounters vs 95% in Lesbian
“When you look at first-time sex encounters, so let's say a man and a woman, 45% of the time the woman's gonna orgasm. Only 45%. If you look at a lesbian first encounter, 95% of the time they orgasm.”
Malik: Female Sexual Arousal Takes 25 Minutes on Average
“So arousal for women takes longer than men. It takes about 25 minutes on average.”
Malik: Stopwatch Studies Show Average Sex Duration Is 5 to 6 Minutes
“And so if you think about sex, the average duration for sex is about five to six minutes. So for a man to ejaculate when they've actually decided with like, Took a stopwatch and timed it. Like the partner puts on their stopwatch times penetration to climax. An…”
Malik: Erotica enhances intimacy only in healthy relationships, not unfulfilling ones
“If you are dissatisfied with your partner and you're using these movies or books to escape and like get pleasure for yourself, then it's not going to lead to more intimacy because you're already having bad sex with your partner. Right. But whereas, like, you'r…”
Malik: Over 90% of adults have viewed pornography
“I think realistically 90 plus percent of the population has watched pornography at some point in their lifetime,”
Malik: The G-Spot Is an Innervated Zone, Not a Distinct Button
“The G-spot is a zone, actually. It's not a spot. And I think people are like, where is it? What is it? Like, is it a button? Do you have to find it? Like, no, it's just an area, right? It's like the top of the vagina and it's about two to three centimeters and…”
Malik: Average Erect Penis Length Is 5.3 to 5.7 Inches
“It's about 5.3 to 5.7 inches erect. So not huge. Not like what we think is average, right?”
Malik: Only 22 US States Mandate Accurate Sex Education in Schools
“There's only 22 states in the United States that are required to have accurate sexual education in school.”
Malik: Medical Students Frequently Confuse the Clitoris With the Urethra
“I have medical students putting catheters for women. I'm a urologist, and so we would teach them how to put it in, and so many would, like, Go towards the clitoris. I'm like, nope, damn. The urethra is lower. That's the clitoris.”
Malik: Having Sex Weekly Correlates with Longer Lifespans and Lower Depression
“There's actually data to support that when you're having sex once a week, that those people live longer and have less depression than people that don't.”
Malik: Kegel Exercises Can Cause Harm for Individuals With Tight Pelvic Floors
“It's good when you have a weak pelvic floor, but when you have a tight pelvic floor, which is what I think your friend had it actually can hurt you to do Kegels, because you're strengthening an already tight and tense muscle, and you want to relax that muscle …”
Malik: Short-Term Cannabis Boosts Libido, but Chronic Use Lowers It
“Marijuana, CBD, THC, whichever form you want to use has been shown to increase libido in the short term, right? It's, The problem becomes you're using it all the time because it does sort of mellow you out, right? And it can then over chronic you sort of just …”
Malik: Chronic Alcohol Use Drives Persistent Male Erectile Issues
“When you look at the data, it's more when people were like chronically having a lot of alcohol use that are really having these problems.”
Malik: European Governments Subsidize Vacations to Boost Fertility Rates
“So in Europe, they're making decisions. They're making some legislation. I forget which country exactly where they're encouraging. They're giving incentives for people to go on vacation because vacation is stress, but not because they want people to go on vaca…”
Malik: Brain Imaging Shows Human Intimacy Excites Brains More Than Pornography
“When you look at brain studies, like, yeah, your brain, it lights up with porn, but it lights up way more with a person. Way more.”
Malik: 85% of Women Require Clitoral Stimulation to Climax
“So, 85% of women need clitoral stimulation to climax, which doesn't require a large penis.”
Malik: 9% of Men Experience Delayed Ejaculation Taking Over 30 Minutes
“So there's, you know, there's some men who have what's called delayed ejaculation, so they will eject, they will take like 30 minutes or more to eject it. It's like nine percent.”
Malik: 40% of Women Experience Low Libido During Their Lifetime
“In fact, 40% of women will have low libido in their lifetime.”
Malik: Only Two On-Label Medications Exist for Pre-Menopausal Low Libido
“So we have two on-label medications for pre-menopausal women. Now they work for post-menopausal women. They work for men but they are just studied for that population.”
Malik: Erectile Dysfunction Affects 52% of Men Over 50, Increasing by Decade
“So 52% of men over 50. And that goes up every decade. So, 60% at 60, 70% at 70, 80%, 80.”
Malik: 20 Minutes of Daily Mindfulness Significantly Improves Female Sexual Function
“So, like, when you look at studies of Lori Brado is a researcher who did the study. They did 20 minutes of mindfulness for women who were having low libido. 20 minutes of mindfulness outside the bedroom every single day. And they saw that after, I think it was…”
Malik: Have Sensitive Sex Conversations Side-by-Side Rather Than Face-to-Face
“Don't do it looking at them face to face. Maybe go on a walk. Maybe in the car. So, like, it's the first time you're having a conversation, and just start by finding, like, what turns you on?”
Malik: Erect Penises Measuring 7.5 to 8 Inches Represent the Top 5%
“And when you start going to like seven and a half to eight inches, that's like the top five percent.”
Malik: Therapists Use Sensate Focus to Relieve Sexual Performance Anxiety
“Like the sex therapist will prescribe something called sensate focus. So what that is, is we say, you're not allowed to penetrate. You're not even allowed to touch the genitals. You, when you're with your partner, want to explore other areas, find your erogeno…”
Malik: Sexual Dysfunction Is a Primary Biomarker of Systemic Illness
“It's such a good biomarker of health. Your ability to have sex, so to have desire, to get aroused, to climax, and to feel good at the end of it all, all those things should be intact, right? And when there's a problem with one of them, it tells us, hey, is the…”