11 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE FEMALE ORGASM
Science is pretty sexist, and so the body of research on female orgasms unsurprisingly lacking. But it’s getting better, more studies are being published, and we’re learning more all the time about what sets female sexuality and pleasure apart. And there’s so much to be gained from learning! Most importantly, the more is known about female orgasms, the smaller the pleasure gap gets. So read up, improve your knowledge, and get better at a very specific type of trivia. Here are 11 things you probably never knew about the female orgasm, but truly should. 1. Less than 20 percent of women can orgasm from vaginal penetration alone. According to the largest study on orgasms so far, published in the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy in 2017, only 18 percent of American women say they can orgasm from just vaginal penetration. Which hammers home the importance of the clitoris, bringing us to the next point… 2. More than a third of women say they need some sort of clitoral stimulation