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The British male is not quite the sex-obsessed, page three ogling beast he is sometimes made out to be, according to a new survey.

An online poll of 10,000 men by lads magazine Loaded reveals that sex is not always on top of the male agenda. The largest group of those questioned, 43%, said they had only slept with between one and five people.

And 39% of men said they expected nothing more than a kiss on the first date, with 11% ruling out sex. The man of the new Millennium is also more health conscious than his father's generation, with 64% disclosing they had examined themselves for testicular cancer.

Nearly a quarter of those surveyed said they had had sexual contact with another man and 67% said that if a male contraceptive pill were available they would take it. All the men questioned said they had cheated on their girlfriends.

After 10 pints of beer, 53% of males said they would prefer a kebab to having sex.

Full results of the survey will be published in Loaded's November issue out on Thursday.