The surprising sexual kink that is most likely to result in orgasm, new study suggests

Being tickled could be enough to bring on an orgasm, a study suggests.

First-of-its-kind research from Germany involving about 700 adults looked at the relationship between being tickled and experiencing sexual pleasure.

The researchers found that nearly 90 percent said they felt some degree of sexual stimulation from being tickled alone without other stimuli.

And one in four women and men reached orgasm exclusively through tickling.

The team found most participants who found tickling sexually gratifying enjoyed being tickled as children, suggesting that childhood experiences could ‘shape their fetishism development.’

Sarah Dagher, study author and a PhD candidate at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, told PsyPost that the study shows that ‘the spectrum of what can lead to sexual pleasure is broader than what we previously thought and extends beyond conventional concepts.’

The researchers recruited participants through a 43-question survey posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. Five ‘tickle fetish influencers’ also agreed to participate by reposting the survey link and pinning it to their profiles.

Over the course of 108 days, 719 people filled out the survey, which was available in both English and Japanese. Of those responses, 193 were in English and 526 were in Japanese.

The vast majority of participants – 74.3 percent – were male, while 20.7 percent were female and the remainder identified as non-binary.

Most of the group – 73.3 percent were from East Asian countries, while 13.8 percent were from North America and 8.3 percent were Europeans.

In terms of sexuality, 79.7 percent of participants were heterosexual. Bisexuals made up 10.8 percent of the population, while 2.8 percent were asexual.

About 26 percent reported never engaging in any sexual activity.

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