Seventeen is the magic age for a young lady's loss of virginity [1] and seven is the average "number" [2] for a woman -- whether she is overweight or of a more slender size.

A study of 6,700 women out of Oregon and Hawaii [3] also shows zaftig gals sleep with the same number of sexual partners per year, as well as during their lifetime, according to the Seattle Times. The study [4] examined the hetereosexual activity of women ages 15 to 44 from a variety of racial and economic backgrounds and, cleverly, weeded out all the pregnant ladies.

Surprising, right?  It just goes to show you the cultural stigma against bigger women -- whether they're simply not Kate Bosworth-sized, like me, or unhealthily obese -- skews our perception about whether these women are sexual beings. Men often say they love curves on the ass, hips and boobs -- something to squeeze and kiss. But you wouldn't know that from looking at America's so-called "attractive" stick figures like Bosworth, Nicole Ritchie, Mary-Kate Olsen, and Lindsay Lohan in her pre-Ronson [5] days. Those are the women our media say are sexy, despite the fact each looks like she might karate-chop-like snap in half were anyone to give her a frisky spank [6].   The reality?  A higher BMI -- or body mass index -- might be considered voluptuous. Naturally voluptuous [7], that is.

However, physicians, especially gynecologists, can benefit from the findings of this study as well. As the author of the study, Bliss Kaneshiro, a gynecologist at the University of Hawaii at Honalulu, explained:

"Physicians and others can come in with a preconceived notion about sexual activity based on body weight...This tells us we should really be treating women of all body weights equally." 

Good news. HIV [8] tests, Gardasil shots [9] and pap smears for all!