Jul 7, 2023 08:41 PM
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/...le-orgasms
EXCERPTS: According to most research studies on the topic, approximately 15% of women experience multiple orgasms and do so about half the time they have sex. Despite their low prevalence, however, sex researchers agree that almost all women can achieve multiple orgasms, should they want to.
[...] In the largest study to date on multiple orgasms, it was found that a woman who is multi-orgasmic most typically experiences three total orgasms during a sexual experience. Researchers found there was a huge range in that number, however, ranging from two-20, with one woman reporting up to 100!
The same study found that during partnered sex, the first orgasm occurs on average 13 minutes into the experience, with each sequential orgasm after that occurring about every four minutes. During solo sex, women reported the first orgasm occurring seven minutes in, with each successive orgasm occurring just under four minutes. You don’t need a partner to have multiple orgasms.
This leads to an important question — why do the second, third, fourth, and even fifth orgasms arrive so much more quickly? Researchers believe it’s because the blood flow and genital swelling that results from the first orgasm make each subsequent orgasm easier to come by.
The same study also found that whereas the type of sexual stimulation used for the first orgasm was most often clitoral (either from fingers or a sex toy), the second orgasm was more likely to result from penetrative sex.
This is consistent with the general finding that over 82% of women require clitoral stimulation to have an orgasm at all. Despite the pedestal we place it on, penetrative sex is not a particularly efficient way for a woman to climax… at least at first. According to this study, penetrative sex becomes a much more likely path to female orgasm after the first climax — one likely brought on clitorally.
It's also helpful to understand the emotional context and psychological characteristics of women who identify as multi-orgasmic. Of the women in this study, a positive mood, feeling relaxed, and feeling emotionally connected to one’s partner were consistently rated as essential to multiple orgasms. Having a partner she trusts who excels at sexual communication and who demonstrates an interest in helping her orgasm is essential. A partner with porn star skills? Not so much... (MORE - missing details)
EXCERPTS: According to most research studies on the topic, approximately 15% of women experience multiple orgasms and do so about half the time they have sex. Despite their low prevalence, however, sex researchers agree that almost all women can achieve multiple orgasms, should they want to.
[...] In the largest study to date on multiple orgasms, it was found that a woman who is multi-orgasmic most typically experiences three total orgasms during a sexual experience. Researchers found there was a huge range in that number, however, ranging from two-20, with one woman reporting up to 100!
The same study found that during partnered sex, the first orgasm occurs on average 13 minutes into the experience, with each sequential orgasm after that occurring about every four minutes. During solo sex, women reported the first orgasm occurring seven minutes in, with each successive orgasm occurring just under four minutes. You don’t need a partner to have multiple orgasms.
This leads to an important question — why do the second, third, fourth, and even fifth orgasms arrive so much more quickly? Researchers believe it’s because the blood flow and genital swelling that results from the first orgasm make each subsequent orgasm easier to come by.
The same study also found that whereas the type of sexual stimulation used for the first orgasm was most often clitoral (either from fingers or a sex toy), the second orgasm was more likely to result from penetrative sex.
This is consistent with the general finding that over 82% of women require clitoral stimulation to have an orgasm at all. Despite the pedestal we place it on, penetrative sex is not a particularly efficient way for a woman to climax… at least at first. According to this study, penetrative sex becomes a much more likely path to female orgasm after the first climax — one likely brought on clitorally.
It's also helpful to understand the emotional context and psychological characteristics of women who identify as multi-orgasmic. Of the women in this study, a positive mood, feeling relaxed, and feeling emotionally connected to one’s partner were consistently rated as essential to multiple orgasms. Having a partner she trusts who excels at sexual communication and who demonstrates an interest in helping her orgasm is essential. A partner with porn star skills? Not so much... (MORE - missing details)