Medical research
4 things about female orgasms researchers actually study
Cardi B's song WAP and the Netflix show "Sex Education" place female orgasms on center stage in popular culture.
Dec 02, 2020
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The sounds of orgasms: A study on the sex life of rats informs human sexual behaviour
Rats have similar physiological reactions to humans when it comes to sex, and perhaps also to orgasm. In fact, a good deal of what we know about what happens in our brains during orgasm comes from the laboratory rat.
May 13, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds orgasm face and pain face are not the same
A team of researchers from the UK and Spain has found evidence showing that contrary to popular belief, the orgasm face is not the same as the pain face. In their paper published in Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Health
Interferential current offers solution to painful sex
Insufficient estrogen creates an array of physical changes in women, some of which limit the ability to enjoy sex. A new study offers hope, however, by demonstrating the effectiveness of interferential current in improving ...
Oct 03, 2018
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Picking up where the sexual revolution left off: The orgasm gap
At the core of the 1960s sexual revolution was "female sexual empowerment." It fell short of this goal. Specifically, while the revolution made women having intercourse before marriage acceptable, it didn't lead women to ...
May 16, 2018
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Health
The orgasm gap and what sex-ed did not teach you
There is a clear disparity between men and women when it comes to achieving orgasm; a phenomenon scientists call the orgasm gap.
Mar 06, 2018
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Neuroscience
fMRI scans reveal why pain tolerance goes up during female orgasm and shows brain does not turn off
(Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers at Rutgers University has determined why women are able to tolerate more pain during the time leading up to and during orgasm. In their paper published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Women have a remarkable variety of orgasmic experiences: study
The nature of a woman's orgasm has been a source of debate for over a century. Since the Victorian era, the pendulum has swung from the vagina to the clitoris, and to some extent back again.
Nov 01, 2016
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Medical research
Orgasm is all about rhythmic timing, according to new research paper
Many people have speculated on the evolutionary functions of the human orgasm, but the underlying mechanisms have remained mysterious. In a new paper, a Northwestern University researcher seeks to shed light on how orgasm ...
Oct 31, 2016
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Faking to finish—women feign sexual pleasure to end 'bad' sex
When talking about troubling sexual encounters some women mention faking sexual pleasure to speed up their male partner's orgasm and ultimately end sex.
Jul 08, 2016
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