Health
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 8, 2016
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News tagged with orgasm
Health
Premature ejaculation isn't a true illness
A new review argues that premature ejaculation—which has become the center of a multimillion dollar business—should not be classified as a male sexual dysfunction. By pointing to false assumptions about premature ejaculation, ...
Nov 4, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Orgasm gap impacts how much women want one, study finds
A Rutgers-led study finds that when men and women have more frequent orgasms in their relationship, they want and expect more orgasms. The opposite happens when a person climaxes less often.
Apr 6, 2022
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Health
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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Surgery
Nerve sparing helps most prostate cancer patients to have same orgasms as before surgery
The vast majority of men who have a prostate cancer operation can retain their ability to orgasm if the surgery is carried out without removing the nerves that surround the prostate gland like a hammock, according to a study ...
Feb 13, 2012
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Health
Orgasms and alcohol influence pillow talk
Orgasms aren't just good for your sexual relationship; they may also promote good communication. Results of a new study published in the latest edition of Communication Monographs reveal that in the aftermath of having experienced ...
Jul 3, 2014
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Health
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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Health
Some notes on the female orgasm in 2015
Without the perennially interesting problem of the female orgasm, it sometimes seems that the oddly sex-segregated world of men's and women's magazines would run out of content.
Dec 16, 2015
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Genetics
Genetic factors identified in female sexual dysfunction
(HealthDay) -- At least two genetic factors are involved in female sexual disorder (FSD) symptomatology in addition to non-shared environmental effects, according to the results of a twin study published online Aug. 2 in ...
Aug 13, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The big 'O': What shapes a woman's pursuit of pleasure?
Women who believe a sexual encounter with a male partner will be brief pursue orgasms less on average than those who believe they have more time, according to a Rutgers-led study. The same applies to a woman who believes ...
Mar 8, 2023
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