A new scientific study looked at how differently women experience manual masturbation and masturbating with a vibrator — and the results even took the doctor conducing the study by surprise.
Lovehoney, a lingerie and sex toy retailer, had women test out the newly-updated Happy Rabbit vibrator in a lab setting
They found that when using the Happy Rabbit, the women had orgasms that were about 17 per cent longer than when they masturbated manually.
Lovehoney partnered with Dr. Nicole Prause, founder of the sexual biotechnology firm Liberos, to test the differences between masturbating manually and with a Happy Rabbit vibrator
Lovehoney partnered with Dr. Nicole Prause, founder of the sexual biotechnology firm Liberos, for the study.
They enlisted a diverse group of mostly heterosexual woman, whose average age was 31, to compared the different methods.
Dr. Prause then measured ‘what happens physically and mentally as a woman approaches orgasm,’ including anal contractions, galvanic skin response, electroencephalography (brain activity), and emotional states.
In addition to learning that using the vibrator resulted in a longer orgasm, Dr. Prause found that women actually took longer to get there with the buzzing tool.
Results: Dr. Prause was surprised that it took women longer to reach orgasm with the vibrator. Women also had longer orgasms with the toy
When using the vibrator, they took an average of 26.4 minutes to orgasm, compared to 6.5 minutes for manual masturbation.
The difference surprised them, since they’d assumed before conducting the study that manual masturbation would take longer.
‘Our original hypothesis was that the Happy Rabbit would bring women bring women to orgasm quicker than manual masturbation,’ explained Dr. Prause. ‘However, we found that women wanted to play, explore and enjoy their new toy, which resulted in a longer lasting sexual experience with broader physical sensations and more excitement than using their hand alone.’
It seems that when using a new sex toy, women take more time to get used to it and test it out.
The study also found that women’s alpha brainwave levels increased sooner with the vibrator, which suggests that achieving orgasm requires less effort with a vibrator.
Over the summer, the site released the 95 funniest searches people have used on Lovehoney.com
This summer, Lovehoney also revealed details of some of things its customers search for — keeping it all anonymous, naturally.
Over the course of a year, there were more than six million searches on the site for things like vibrators and lingerie.
But while many of the searches were pretty standard, the site also found some incredibly strange queries in the search history, with customers looking for some oddly specific things.
A list of the 95 funniest searches includes things like ‘Lego restraints,’ ‘vibrators with noodles,’ and ‘sorry panties,’ whatever those might be.
Phrases like ‘make you duck longer,’ ‘pension extender,’ and ‘blowtorch stroker’ made the list, as did ‘cricket vibe,’ ‘pickled onion condoms,’ and ‘meeting point in Bangkok airport’.
While it’s clear some customers are just looking for unique sex toys and lingerie, it also seems that some mistook the sex toy site for a grocery store.
Some used the site to research recipes with ‘roasted cauliflower with parmesan cheese,’ as well as ‘serrano ham’ and ‘outpouring vegan.’