The orgasm is widely regarded as the peak of sexual excitement. It is a powerful feeling of physical pleasure and sensation, which includes a discharge of accumulated erotic tension. Overall though, not a great deal is known about the orgasm, and over the past century, theories about the orgasm and its nature have shifted dramatically. For instance, healthcare experts have only relatively recently come round to the idea of the female orgasm, with many doctors as recently as the s claiming that it was normal for women not to experience them.

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They are often associated with other involuntary actions, including muscular spasms in multiple areas of the body, a general euphoric sensation and, frequently, body movements and vocalizations. Human orgasms usually result from physical sexual stimulation of the penis in males typically accompanying ejaculation and of the clitoris in females. The health effects surrounding the human orgasm are diverse.
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It could be clitoral, vaginal, even cervical — or a mix of all three. Direct or indirect stimulation of the clitoris can lead to a clitoral orgasm. Your fingers, palm, or a small vibrator can all help you have a clitoral orgasm. When you feel your pleasure intensify, apply even more pressure to the motion to take yourself over the edge. Although few people are able to climax with vaginal stimulation alone, it sure can be fun trying! Older research suggests that stimulating the A-spot can result in intense lubrication and even orgasm. Fingers or a sex toy should do the trick. Do this by inserting an extra finger or two into the vagina or try a sex toy with some extra girth. To stimulate the A-spot, focus the pressure on the front wall of the vagina while sliding your fingers or toy in and out.
The reason for the female orgasm has long eluded scientists. Men need them for reproduction; women don't. So why do female orgasms exist? Scientists studying this issue are divided, said David Puts, a biological anthropologist at Penn State University. Some scientists think female orgasms are totally purposeless. But evidence suggests that they may have once helped and perhaps still help us survive and reproduce.