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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: 1) by Francis on Monday August 01 2016, @09:23PM

    by Francis (5544) on Monday August 01 2016, @09:23PM (#382835)

    I'd never heard that before. But, it wouldn't be surprising if women's orgasms weren't as obvious as they are for men. And not just because when men orgasm they tend to shoot out a gush of semen at the same time. Men typically have a lot more testosterone than women do and testosterone depresses oxytocin levels. During orgasm the brain gets flooded with oxtyocin and that's where a lot of that feeling of orgasm comes from.

    It wouldn't surprise me if because women generally have more of those chemicals in their brains to begin with, didn't realize that they were having one.

    Then again, some women are just easier to please than others are for one reason or another.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 01 2016, @10:12PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 01 2016, @10:12PM (#382858)

    I'd never heard that before.

    Wow! Amazing! Yet again something Francis never heard of! Twice in one thread! What are the odds? Does this have something to do with reproductive success ratios?

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2016, @02:39PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 02 2016, @02:39PM (#383149)

      It's nice to hear that there are ignorant assholes on the internet. I was afraid that the internet had grown up.

      Why don't you go fuck yourself loser?