Not only does it feel amazing, orgasms release stress and bring you closer to your partner to boot. In a study , only 46 per cent of women reported nearly or always reaching orgasm when they had sex, so over half the women who took part in the study were in the same boat as you. To help you uncover the mysteries of your own orgasmic bliss, sex and relationships educator and author Tracey Cox offers her best climax tips:. The female orgasm continues to be under intense scrutiny and the subject of extensive scientific interest. Experts endlessly puzzle over the myriad of ways women can orgasm, and the potential obstacles that could be preventing them for hitting the big O.

14 Surprising Facts About Female Orgasms You Really Want to Know



Here's How to Have a Vaginal Orgasm
Let that sink in. Going back even further, in , a Yale urologist speculated that the so-called g-spot was actually just an extension of the clitoris. Especially when we know that research and clinical studies on femme pleasure are extremely lacking. Basically, the explanation is that all orgasms — even the ones classified as vaginal, are technically clitoral orgasms. This means the clitoris is responsible for the feeling of a vaginal orgasm, which is confusing of course since clitoral orgasms are commonly associated with external stimulation only.


Female orgasm: how to reach orgasm for women
Here's how. Instead, we release laughter from deep within ourselves when the conditions feel right. So rather than trying to "give" your partner an orgasm, try focusing on what allows her to have one. These six suggestions can help:. See also: Quiz: How much do you really know about love and sex?



Here's how. You're feeling great. You're enjoying sex, just as you always do: the closeness, the give and take, the heat.