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Scientists Give Female Orgasm Explanation

posted by janrinok on Monday August 01 2016, @06:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the am-I-going-to-regret-releasing-this? dept.

Open4D writes:

EurekAlert have just published an article: Yale researchers shed light on evolutionary mystery: Origins of the female orgasm

The role of female orgasm, which plays no obvious role in human reproduction, has intrigued scholars as far back as Aristotle. Numerous theories have tried to explain the origins of the trait, but most have concentrated on its role in human and primate biology.

[...] Since there is no apparent association between orgasm and number of offspring or successful reproduction in humans, the scientists focused on a specific physiological trait that accompanies human female orgasm -- the neuro-endocrine discharge of prolactin and oxytocin -- and looked for this activity in other placental mammals. They found that in many mammals this reflex plays a role in ovulation.

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  • (Score: 2) by LoRdTAW on Monday August 01 2016, @08:46PM

    by LoRdTAW (3755) on Monday August 01 2016, @08:46PM (#382812) Journal

    It becomes as common as a handshake or a slap on the back.

    Finally! Jerry Seinfeld's vision of the "intercourse hello" can become a reality. - http://www.pkmeco.com/seinfeld/kiss.htm [pkmeco.com]

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