The orgasm: What do women want?

Research shows women’s preferences and experiences vary widely

There’s a good article from Medical News Today that indicates how much societal norms and the media heavily influence how we view women’s orgasms. Here are a few highlights.

18.3 percent of women were shown to reach orgasm, and stimulation of the clitoris or vulva only featured in 25 percent of these.
Most of the women under the age of 35 who participated in the study had experienced their first orgasm through masturbation. For around a quarter of these, this happened before the age of 13, and for a tenth, before the age of 10.
Only 6 percent of women said that they always had an orgasm during penile-vaginal intercourse.
40 percent said they had an orgasm nearly always, 16 percent of women had an orgasm half the time, and 38 percent had one infrequently.
A total of 14 percent of women under the age of 35 had never had an orgasm from intercourse.
Of ten behaviors that women find appealing the top three were:
- vaginal intercourse – 69.9 percent
- cuddling more often – 62.8 percent
- kissing more often during sex – 49.3 percent
In addition, 40.4 percent of women said that having sex more often was very appealing.