Late-Life Virginity: Mapping Genetic, Psychological and Social Factors in Adults Who Have Never Had Sex

Late-life virginity: Mapping genetic, psychological and social factors in adults who have never had sex

Researchers from Karolinska Institutet, the Max Planck Institute for Empirical Aesthetics (Germany), Amsterdam UMC (Netherlands), in collaboration with other international partners, have conducted the most extensive study to date on adults who have never had sexual intercourse. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggest that lifelong sexlessness is associated with a multifaceted interplay of psycholog…

1% of people don’t have sex. New research shows it may be partly genetic

A study of more than 400,000 people found 1% had never had sex – which was linked to a range of genetic, environmental and other factors.

Sexlessness is a complex interplay of biological and social factors - Psychiatry Amsterdam

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