Type keyword s to search. Today's Top Stories. Getty Images. Check out surprising statistics that could improve your own bedroom behavior. Spicy Stats. You know sex feels good and is good for you. But researchers recently tackled some of the things you may not know—like how money affects intimacy—and may think you know—like how many calories doing the deed actually burns.

The Kinsey Institute fields a multitude of questions about sexuality, gender, reproduction, and other topics. Consult the topics below for answers, statistics, and resources to our most frequently asked questions. This is not a repository for all answers and statistics related to human sexuality, gender, or reproduction. The following only addresses questions frequently asked of the Kinsey Institute and its researchers. There is wide variability in what people consider included in "having sex.

Whether it's penis size, papillomavirus risk, or profligate pregnancies, it's good to know the numbers. Check out these stats to see if you are well within the sexual mean — or if you're off the charts. There's the obvious. But there's also an argument for men's biological drive to perpetuate their genes : An 18th-century Russian woman holds the world record for having birthed the most children: 69, which she had over the course of 27 pregnancies that included sixteen pairs of twins, seven sets of triplets, and four sets of quadruplets. But she's outdone by the male record-holder for most kids, a Moroccan emperor who, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, sired "at least daughters and sons, and by , he was reputed to have male descendants.