From Women's Healthcare Journal, Annual Primary Care Edition: 2011 Although the amount of moisture or dryness that a woman and her partner prefer during sexplay may vary among couples, cross-cultural research suggests that most women consider a moderate amount of vaginal wetness as facilitative for satisfying sex. Nationally representative studies of women across the lifespan suggest that up to 62% of all women use or have used lubricants during sexual activities. Women use lubricants for a variety of reasons. The literature on vulvovaginal atrophy points out that perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, lactating women, breast cancer survivors, and women on chemotherapy or other medications that decrease mucous membrane secretions can all benefit from the sexual comfort afforded them by using lubrication.