Rf. Baumeister et al., Is there a gender difference in strength of sex drive? Theoretical views, conceptual distinctions, and a review of relevant evidence, PER SOC P R, 5(3), 2001, pp. 242-273
The sex drive refers to the strength of sexual motivation. Across many diff
erent studies and measures, men have been shown to have more frequent and m
ore intense sexual desires than women, as reflected in spontaneous thoughts
about sex, frequency and variety of sexual fantasies, desired frequency of
intercourse, desired number of partners, masturbation, liking for various
sexual practices, willingness to forego sex, initiating versus refusing sex
, making sacrifices for sex, and other measures. No contrary findings (indi
cating stronger sexual motivation among women) were found Hence we conclude
that the male sex drive is stronger than the female sex drive. The gender
difference in sex drive should not be generalized to other constructs such
as sexual or orgasmic capacity, enjoyment of sex, or extrinsically motivate
d sex.