A THIRD of women confess to faking their orgasms to spare their partners' feelings... but 27% just want it to be over

It is no secret that woman fake orgasms as Meg Ryan proved in that famous scene of When Harry Met Sally, however just how many of them are faking and their reasons why might surprise you.

In a new survey commissioned by Cosmopolitan revealed that 67 per cent of the 2,300 of the women surveyed had faked an orgasm with a partner. 

The reasons for faking were to spare a partners feelings (28 per cent) but the remainder of women said that it was because they wanted to end the session more quickly (27 per cent).

A new survey of 2,300 women has revealed the truth behind their orgasms 

The survey also suggests that when it comes to The Big O women's pleasure isn't always a priority. 

Some 57 per cent of those surveyed said that they orgasmed most or every time they had sex with a partner while 95 per cent believed that their other half orgasm every time they have intercourse.

Shockingly 72 per cent of women admitted that their partners have climaxed without helping them to finish despite 78 per cent agreeing that they believed their partner cared about pleasuring them. 

The survey also explored when women experienced their first orgasm with the majority (27 per cent) claiming it was between the age of 17 and 19 shortly after the age of consent.

Women who complained they weren't orgasming with their partner pointed to a number of reasons from being 'almost there' but unable to 'quite get over the edge' (50 per cent) to 'not the right kind' of stimulation from their partner (35 per cent).

For 32 per cent, being 'in my own head' or too focused on how they look prevents them from reaching a climax.  

When it comes to reasons for not quite finishing most agreed they were often close but not close enough

Some 72 per cent of women admitted that they have experienced selfish sex with a partner 

However, when asked how they had they experienced their first orgasm most women said it was down to experimenting rather than with the help of a boyfriend/girlfriend.

Reasons for a first climax included masturbation, water jets in the bath and accidental stimulation when making contact with furniture. 

Despite the struggles in climaxing with a partner the survey revealed that almost all women surveyed had experienced an orgasm at one point or another. 

For 84 per cent of women, they had their first one age between 18 and 24, for 92 per cent, it happened before the age of 29 and 96 per cent of women over the age of 30 had an orgasm. 

An overwhelming 67 per cent of women admitted to faking an orgasm with reasons being that they wanted to spare a partner's feelings or wanted the sex to end quicker 

When it comes to the most efficient way of climaxing it appeared that working alone worked best

The majority of participants experienced their first orgasm between the age of 17-19

And most of women's first orgasms were down to experimenting alone 

Out of 2,300 women surveyed the majority said that they had experienced an orgasm at one point

Take a look...MRI scan video of female orgasm (related)

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Mom Holds Screaming Little Girl Down While She Gets Her Ears Pierced

Have you had your child's ears pierced? If you have, you likely know the inevitable arguments and pleading. And if you haven't, now's the time to learn that there's a right and a very wrong way to handle it. One mom in Chicago has generated a lot of heat after a video came out of her holding her young daughter down as she'sgetting her ears pierced.

The young girl cries, wails, and attempts to get away from the chair. Finally, the exasperated mother just sits down with her daughter, holds her head down, and demands the shop worker just go ahead and get it done.

The piercer originally posted the clip to Facebook, but it seems to have ben taken down. It's still hosted on YouTube and multiple local news media outlets have reported on the controversial video. Take a look at the clip:

We don't know what happened before the video started, and what ultimately led up to this point, so it's really hard to weigh in on this particular family and their particular situation.

But we can all be reminded that not every single little kid is ready for this type of experience.

More from The Stir: 5 Tips for Piercing Your Child's Ears Without the Drama

Sure, it might not be a great deal of pain (it's no Hallie/Annie moment in The Parent Trap), but it doesn't mean that that's enough of a convincing argument to get them to do it. It's not a milestone that comes at any one specific age. And a parent's readiness does not equate to a child's. Yes, kids need their parent's permission, but if they're not gung ho about it, that should be a telling sign -- you could end up at the piercer's with a kid who is not happy to be there ... and a very awkward situation on your hands.

Of course, some kids are just dramatic, and as their parents, we know that. We know their carrying on is not really a good indication of the level of discomfort they are in.

But ear piercing, with the pain and the permanence it carries, is one of those situations we as parents have to really think through. Are our kids truly ready for this? Maturity wise? Can they handle sitting still? Will they recognize the glory that comes with the pain? Are they going to be able to handle the uncomfortable aftermath of daily turning and cleaning until a new piercing is fully healed?

Whether you believe that it shouldn't be done until X-age, or strongly think that it's a right of passage that happens when they reach another certain milestone, the piercing age isn't just about you. It's about knowing your child, their feelings, and their maturity level too. If they're squirming and begging to stop, that probably means you should put it off ... no matter how cute you think it will look.

They are, after all, their ears.

How did you handle ear piercing for your children?

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Ultrasound Images Show What Happens in the Womb When Moms Smoke (PHOTOS)

Everyone knows smoking is bad when you're pregnant ... but a new study reveals just HOW bad by showing a baby's reaction in the womb to cigarettes when mom lights up.

Researchers at Durham and Lancaster universities observed 80 ultrasound scans of 20 fetuses -- four of whom had moms who smoked 14 cigarettes per day on average. 

Fetuses of mothers who smoked, it turns out, showed more mouth movements and self-touching than fetuses of non smokers -- and given these types of movements typically decline as babies mature, this suggests that those exposed to cigarettes were neurologically underdeveloped. Check out a side-by-side comparison below of a baby whose mother smoked on the left, non-smoker on the right:

What's eerie is that it almost looks like the babies of smokers are grimacing or cringing ... researchers hope these images will help convince pregnant women to stop smoking, and I hafta say, if these images won't get them to kick the habit, nothing will!

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Because let's face it: Moms rarely get to see physical evidence of what their bad choices during pregnancy actually do to their babies -- because they're in the belly, of course. This, however, makes it startlingly clear, which will hopefully make it easier for moms to quit bad habits. After all, you can't ignore what's staring you in the face!

Did you struggle to quit smoking while pregnant?

Image via Durham University

Children of smokers are 'up to four times more likely to get heart disease later in life'

Children of smokers may be up to four times more likely to develop heart disease later in life.

And the dangers still exist even if smokers try and limit their child's exposure to secondhand smoke, researchers warn.

Therefore, the only way to protect children is to not smoke at all, they say.

The findings confirm previous research that linked tobacco smoke and toxins with a lasting effect on children's cardiovascular health.

The new research confirms tobacco smoke and toxins have a lasting effect on children's heart health

Finnish children were measured for their exposure to passive smoking and whether their carotid arteries - the blood vessels that carry oxygen-rich blood to the head, brain and face - had become narrowed or blocked due to plaque build-up in adulthood.

Plaque buildup is made up of fatty deposits and other cells that can build up in the walls of the arteries over time, making them thicker (and therefore harder for blood to flow)

As plaque continues to build, it can actually narrow or begin to clog arteries. This slow plaque buildup in arteries over time is a progressive disease called atherosclerosis.

The study involved children whose blood samples were taken in in 1980 and 1983 as part in the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study.

Then in 2014, Finnish researchers measured the participant's childhood blood cotinine levels from samples collected and frozen in 1980.

Cotinine is a biomarker of passive smoke exposure.

The researchers found that 84 per cent of children from households where neither parent smoked had non-detectable cotinine levels in their samples. 

However, only 62 per cent of children from households where one parent smoked and 43 per cent of children from households where both parents smoked had blood samples with non-detectable cotinine levels. 

The dangers still exist even if smokers try and limit their child's exposure to secondhand smoke, the researchers warn. Therefore, the only way to protect children is to not smoke at all

The risk of developing carotid plaque in adulthood was almost two times (1.7) higher in children who had one or both parents who smoked, compared to children of non-smoking parents.

And the risk was elevated even if parents tried to limit their children's exposure, warned the study, published in the journal Circulation.

Children whose parents smoked but didn't limit exposure had almost twice the risk - and those fiull exposed had four times the risk, the study found. 

Study author Dr Costan Magnussen, of the University of Turku, said: 'Although we cannot confirm that children with a detectable blood cotinine in our study was a result of passive smoke exposure directly from their parents, we know that a child's primary source of passive smoke exposure occurs at home.

'For parents who are trying to quit smoking, they may be able to reduce some of the potential long-term risk for their children by actively reducing their children's exposure to secondhand smoke, by not smoking inside the home, car, or smoke well away from their children.

'However not smoking at all is by far the safest option'. 

EXPOSING CHILDREN TO SMOKE IS CHILD ABUSE, SAYS LEADING DOCTOR 

Repeated exposure of children to secondhand smoke is child abuse, a leading doctor has warned.

Adam Goldstein, a professor in family medicine, says exposure is as abusive as leaving children unattended in hot car, or drink driving.

He claims he was forced to speak out after caring for 'too many children hospitalised with asthma and pneumonia, caused in large part to their repeated exposure to secondhand smoke'.

Dr Goldsteimn argues that purposefully and repeatedly exposing children to a something known to cause cancer in humans would strike many people as child abuse

His controversial opinion piece has been published in the latest issue of the Annals of Family Medicine.

In it, he argues that purposefully and repeatedly exposing children to a something known to cause cancer in humans would strike many people as child abuse.

'But what if the substance is secondhand smoke?,' he asks. 

Dr Goldstein, who is director of the tobacco intervention programs in the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, says the damage from smoke is 'as abusive as many other commonly accepted physical and emotional traumas of children'.

His comments come after years of caring for children who have suffered severe respiratory illness due to secondhand smoke exposure.

In the opinion piece, he writes: 'Scientific research over the last decade has increasingly demonstrated that exposure to secondhand smoke is not simply a nuisance; it is deadly.

'Secondhand smoke exposure causes multiple diseases in children, including asthma and pneumonia, and results in thousands of avoidable hospitalisations.

'It is a major cause of sudden infant death syndrome and may cause lung cancer and heart attacks with repeated exposure.

He argues that purposefully and repeatedly exposing children to a something known to cause cancer in humans would strike many people as child abuse

'No safe level of exposure exists

'[Therefore], purposefully and recurrently exposing children to secondhand smoke - a known human carcinogen - despite repeated warnings, is child abuse.' 

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Fisherman captures the moment he reels in a salmon... only to find it's attached to a giant saltwater crocodile

A fisherman has taken incredible pictures of the moment he accidentally pulled in a crocodile that was taking a bite out of a salmon he had hooked.

Ben Stack, 40, has warned other Far North Queensland fishermen to be wary while out on the water after he came face-to-face with the salt water crocodile on a recent trip.

Mr Stack was fishing in a small creek in Cape York when the Threadfin salmon he had just caught suddenly felt like a 'heavy dead weight'.

A Cape York fisherman accidentally pulled in a crocodile that was taking a bite out of a salmon he had hooked

Ben Stack has warned other Far North Queensland fishermen to be wary while out on the water after he came face-to-face with the salt water crocodile

Mr Stack thought the fish was stuck under a log, so he leaned over the side of the boat and started pulling in the line.

'I was hanging right over the side of the boat because I was trying to look in the dirty water to see what the fish was caught on,' he told Daily Mail Australia.

Describing the close call in a post on his Cape York Guide to Explore, Hunt and Fish Facebook page, Mr Stack said what happened over the next few seconds 'felt like a lifetime'.

'First, I saw a bit of silver, then I saw my lure with the fish's mouth wide open,' he said.

'I lifted the leader some more and leaned over further to see what the fish was hooked up on. It was at this moment, I realised I was staring eye to eye with a solid salt water crocodile.

Mr Stack said he was grateful he was able to capture the incredible moment on film

'We were face-to-face and no more than 20 inches (51cm) apart. Fright kicked in, I released the leader and flew backwards into the boat.'

Mr Stack said he had his camera poised to take a photo of his catch, and he was grateful he was able to capture the incredible moment on film.

'I couldn't believe what I had just experienced and I didn't think anybody was going to believe me,' he said.

'Thankfully these pictures had turned out.

'Be careful while fishing creeks and rivers with crocodiles in them because one may be hiding under your boat.'

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Says You've Got No Idea What Yoga Even Is

It seems like everyone is running around in yoga pants these days. Some of us because they're just plain comfy and others because ... well, duh, we're bonafide "yogis." We've got the Lululemon outfit, we are SO into hot yoga (the hotter the better!) and green drinks? Helloooo! Wouldn't start the day without one. That's what yoga is all about, right? 

You might think so these days. Yoga has become less of a lifelong spiritual practice and more of a social one. It's where all the cool moms meet. Not only that, but there's a lot of  moola in yoga -- it's become a $27 billion industry.

It's along that line of thinking that College Humor created this hilarious video on what would happen if Gandhi took a yoga class today:

Ironic isn't it?

This ancient mind-body practice -- which can be done alone at home while you're wearing sweats and a tee, by the way -- has gone all holier-than-thou trendy and corporate America-style.

More from The Stir: Yoga Teacher Gained 40 Pounds on Purpose to Prove Beauty Isn't Skin-Deep (VIDEO)

We love our comfy yoga pants, juice drinks, and hanging with friends as much as anyone, but yeah, we get the point.

Do you think yoga is a spritual practice or an exercise?

Image via YouTube.com

8 Awesome Sex Positions For When You’re Having A ‘Fat Day’

8 Awesome Sex Positions For When You're Having A 'Fat Day'

Ever nix sexy time right after polishing off beer and nachos? PMSing and the bloat having you feel anything but like sending that sext? We all have days that we know our body isn’t looking its best, but that’s no excuse to shun some fun. We all have our problem areas, and different positions may work better depending on what we’re feeling sensitive about — be it our belly, butt, thighs, even boobs. The idea is to feel relaxed about that so we can have fun.

First of all, whomever we’re willing to have sex with should want us no matter how bloated we may feel that day — but if we’re aiming to camouflage a little extra belly bulge, there’s some positions that work perfectly.

For example, Reverse Cowgirl. You’re not facing him, so no eye contact. “Also he won’t see your tummy, thighs, or much of your body, really,” says Trilce Ortiz, editor of ellaysusexo.com, a bilingual blog on sex, relationships and self-esteem for women. “This is also a great position to hit that G-spot!” she says.

See more Nachos-friendly positions in the gallery below.

i would say doggy is the best for a fat day. take this advice for someone who has had to perform on camera a day after thanksgiving.

the man is to turned on at this moment while is starting up at you.

when you are setting in the chair and he is on top of you, it hides your stomach.

you are not facing him, so no eye contact. also he won’t see your tummy, thighs, or much of your body.

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