TORONTO, CANADA — The national anthem may be “O Canada,” but according to the latest Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey, the Big O is exactly what many Canadians are missing.Only half of Canadians are usually able to achieve orgasm during sex, the survey determined. Out of that orgasmic 55-percent, Canadian women score lower than men, with only 35-percent of women — versus 76-percent of men — frequently achieving orgasm.

“Men are generally able to achieve orgasm during intercourse, but this is not true for all women,” said Rebecca Rosenblat, a relationship and sexuality therapist. “Women are natural multi-taskers and therefore require more stimulation and time to focus on their pleasure and achieve orgasm.”

In fact, the Durex survey revealed that women who report almost always climaxing spend about eight minutes longer on foreplay and intercourse cumulatively than those who climax infrequently. Women who are satisfied with the intensity of their orgasm also devote more time to foreplay and intercourse than those who are dissatisfied: 37 minutes versus 26 minutes, the survey revealed.

According to the survey, women who frequently achieve orgasm and enjoy intense orgasms are involved in a range of sexual activities, including masturbation, games and role play, and also use a range of intimacy products such as vibrators and lubricants.

“Orgasm is one of the goals of giving and receiving physical pleasure, since it promotes both physical and sexual health and wellbeing,” Rosenblat explained. “I often hear from women who have difficulty achieving orgasm. They think something is wrong with them or their body, and this affects their levels of anxiety, their relationships, and their ability to relax and try again.”

Other Durex Sexual Wellbeing Global Survey highlights include:

– Love thy self: Thirty-eight percent of Canadian women said masturbation is the easiest method of achieving orgasm, versus 20 percent of men. This compares to 25-percent of Canadian women who claim that sex is the easiest method of achieving orgasm, versus 31-percent of men.

– Where is the love: People who orgasm feel closer to their partners. People who regularly “feel the earth move” say their relationship with their other half is strong: eight in 10 who frequently orgasm feel close to their partner during sex, while only five in 10 who infrequently orgasm report feeling close to their partner during sex.

– I think we’re alone now: Canadians need to spend more time alone with their partners. Forty-one-percent of those who orgasm regularly would like more quality time with their loved one.

– Massage does a body good: Canadians who achieve regular orgasms are more likely to have embraced the power of sensual touch than those who don’t climax regularly.

– Things that go “bzzz” in the night: Intimacy products enhance the quality of orgasms for women. Fifty-percent of Canadian women who are satisfied with the intensity of their orgasm report using them.

– Comparing measurements: Italians, Spaniards, Mexicans and South Africans are the most likely to climax almost every time they have sex with 66-percent usually managing to hit the spot. Canadians are more likely to orgasm during sex than the Chinese or Japanese, of which 24-percent and 27-percent are likely to achieve orgasm, respectively.

– South of the border: Americans are slightly more orgasmic, with 59-percent usually managing to climax.

– Get happy: Globally, 58-percent of those who usually achieve orgasm are content with the emotional aspects of their sex life compared with 29-percent of those who rarely climax. Canadians aren’t feeling the benefits of orgasm as much as other global lovers, with only 57-percent who frequently orgasm feeling happy about their psychological health.