COME AGAIN? BOFFINS MEASURE FEMALE ORGASMS

THEY’RE often considered the peak of pleasure, yet until now, there hasn’t been an official definition of the female orgasm.

While males usually ejaculate when reaching orgasm, females have different bodily sensations when they climax.

Scientists from the University of Ottawa have set out to measure the female orgasm for the first time.

And their findings suggest that female orgasms should be defined as “pleasurable satisfaction”, while moaning should be removed as a measure entirely.

They hope the findings could be used to improve interventions for women who are unsatisfied with orgasm experiences.

In the study, the researchers set out to answer the question: “How do you measure the female orgasm?”

Research lead Amy Elizabeth Webb wrote in The Journal of Sexual Medicine: “Orgasm, particularly in older women, remains a poorly understood aspect of female sexual response, partly because of a lack of validated self-report measures.”

The team probed 637 women about their experiences with orgasms – both in a solitary context, and with a partner.

The survey included questions on both the Orgasm Rating Scale and the Bodily

Sensations of Orgasm Scale.

Across different factors, women were asked the degree to which they experienced each sensation during orgasm.

And the results revealed that across pre, peri and post-menopausal women, pleasurable satisfaction was reported as the most common ORS item.

In contrast, emotional intimacy and shooting sensations were the least common.

However, anal contractions and moaning were the least common.