The pandemic changed how Americans have sex. Experts explain why.

is a common baseline. But that tends to apply to 40- and 50-year-olds, while 20- and 30-year-olds have reported an average of approximately twice a week.  Who can be intimate, who shouldn’t while in coronavirus quarantineSex in the age of coronavirus

How else did sex change during the pandemic?  

Lehmiller said it’s difficult to predict how the coronavirus pandemic will affect Americans’ long-term sexual activity – and researchers have already been proven wrong.  

“At the beginning of the pandemic, everyone is talking about ‘oh, people are gonna have a lot more sex, and then there’s going to be this baby boom’ and then that didn’t happen,” Lehmiller said. 

However, researchers have seen a rise in sexual experimentation during the pandemic. Garcia noted that some research has shown that approximately one in five adults reported “expanding their sexual repertoire,” during the pandemic, a number that has increased since last year. That experimentation included talking to a partner about a sexual fantasy, using a sex toy and more.   

That isn’t the only way experts think the pandemic might change Americans’ sex lives.  

Match’s 2021 “Singles in America” study, which surveyed 5,000 single adults in the U.S., found that 58% said a potential partner’s vaccination status was the most important issue, leading political affiliation or religion.  

How are long-COVID symptoms impacting the sex lives of Americans?  

Although many who have tested positive for the coronavirus during the ongoing pandemic have recovered, others are experiencing long-haul COVID-19. Experts estimate as many as 12 million people in the U.S. are experiencing long-term symptoms.   

Dr. Greg Vanichkachorn, a physician at the Mayo Clinic, said the symptoms may interfere with a patient’s sexual activity. But he said his male and female patients have reported different concerns.  

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