Jan 23, 2021 09:11 PM
(This post was last modified: Jan 23, 2021 10:16 PM by C C.)
https://areomagazine.com/2021/01/22/why-...en-orgasm/
EXCERPTS: . . . It isn’t necessary for a woman to orgasm during sexual intercourse in order to become pregnant. By contrast, in men, orgasm and ejaculation are synchronized. It is almost always necessary for a man to orgasm in order to ejaculate ... This incongruity between the male and female sexual response has left scientists curious as to what purpose, if any, the female orgasm might have.
One theory is that the female orgasm helps promote high quality mate choices among women [...] In most species, males compete for access to females, while females will only mate with their preferred males.
This could be a consequence of the dramatically fewer gametes (ova/eggs) females are born with [...] compared to the billions of gametes (sperm) males are able to produce ... which renders the female gamete a precious asset. Furthermore, reproduction has greater consequences for females than males, since they are more impacted by pregnancy ... various studies have tested the hypothesis that female orgasm functions as a way of promoting high-quality mate choices.
Many studies have reported that [...] males who are viewed as funny, creative, warm, faithful and better smelling elicit more orgasms in their female partners, and put in more effort to induce partner orgasm. Women with more masculine and dominant partners report more frequent and earlier orgasms, and women with more attractive male partners are more likely to have experienced orgasm during their most recent sexual encounter. Relatedly, women with partners their friends find attractive report greater orgasm frequency...
One study found that a woman’s orgasm frequency was associated with her partner’s family income, self-confidence and attractiveness. The authors reported that “love” came in at only fifth place, following qualities like how protected the women felt by their partners or how much of a catch they thought their partners were.
The male characteristics associated with female orgasm are believed to be proxies for good genes, fertility and health. [...] males who elicit more frequent and intense orgasms in females thereby signal that they are high-quality mates. Furthermore, female orgasm can act as a heuristic for determining which males are likely to make good fathers. These factors suggest that the female orgasm provides women with feedback about their mate choices.
These findings could have limitations... (MORE - details)
EXCERPTS: . . . It isn’t necessary for a woman to orgasm during sexual intercourse in order to become pregnant. By contrast, in men, orgasm and ejaculation are synchronized. It is almost always necessary for a man to orgasm in order to ejaculate ... This incongruity between the male and female sexual response has left scientists curious as to what purpose, if any, the female orgasm might have.
One theory is that the female orgasm helps promote high quality mate choices among women [...] In most species, males compete for access to females, while females will only mate with their preferred males.
This could be a consequence of the dramatically fewer gametes (ova/eggs) females are born with [...] compared to the billions of gametes (sperm) males are able to produce ... which renders the female gamete a precious asset. Furthermore, reproduction has greater consequences for females than males, since they are more impacted by pregnancy ... various studies have tested the hypothesis that female orgasm functions as a way of promoting high-quality mate choices.
Many studies have reported that [...] males who are viewed as funny, creative, warm, faithful and better smelling elicit more orgasms in their female partners, and put in more effort to induce partner orgasm. Women with more masculine and dominant partners report more frequent and earlier orgasms, and women with more attractive male partners are more likely to have experienced orgasm during their most recent sexual encounter. Relatedly, women with partners their friends find attractive report greater orgasm frequency...
One study found that a woman’s orgasm frequency was associated with her partner’s family income, self-confidence and attractiveness. The authors reported that “love” came in at only fifth place, following qualities like how protected the women felt by their partners or how much of a catch they thought their partners were.
The male characteristics associated with female orgasm are believed to be proxies for good genes, fertility and health. [...] males who elicit more frequent and intense orgasms in females thereby signal that they are high-quality mates. Furthermore, female orgasm can act as a heuristic for determining which males are likely to make good fathers. These factors suggest that the female orgasm provides women with feedback about their mate choices.
These findings could have limitations... (MORE - details)