Some results from a survey BLOOM sent out to students at the University of Leeds to learn more about #HowDoYouBloom? We wanted to gain a better understanding of how women masturbate - if they do at all! The survey was sent to both men and women, so we could compare results. Unsurprisingly, the masturbating gender-gap is still prevalent with 92% of men who completed the survey stating they masturbate in comparison to 67% of women who state they do. Another question we asked was ‘Do women use sexual aids when/if solo-masturbating?’. The majority said ‘Never’ with 48% of respondents choosing this. 19% chose ‘Always’, 22% chose ‘Sometimes’ and 11% chose ‘Usually’. These results were interesting as it reveals almost half of respondents either prefer not to use sex toys, or have never tried at all. We also asked ‘How often do women masturbate?’: 8% chose ‘One or more times a day’, 48% chose ‘One or more times a week’, 11% chose ‘One or more times a month’ and 33% chose ‘Never’. Almost half of the respondents chose ‘One or more times a week’ revealing that masturbating is a weekly essential for a lot of women. A large percentage of women chose ‘Never’ once again proving that masturbating isnt everybodies cup of tea and not everyone feels inclined to do it. Finally, we wanted to know ‘Ways women are most likely to orgasm?’, as we all know how complex the female orgasm can be. 33% selected ‘Masturbation’, 26% selected ‘Sex’, 26% selected ‘Both sex and masturbation’ and 15% selected ‘Not applicable’. The majority selected ‘Masturbation’, which is in line with other studies on orgasms. Interestingly, an equal number of respondents chose ‘Sex’ and ‘Both sex and masturbation’ proving that every body is different and while some get off through sex, others find no difference in how they recieve pleasure! With the 15% who selected ‘Not applicable’ we can assume this means they’ve either never tried masturbating or have not had sex, or are yet to find the perfect way for their bodies to reach climax - further supporting the claim that all our bodies are different and all our preferences are different!