Since the last century, theories about orgasm and its nature have changed dramatically. For example, health care experts recently came to the idea that the female orgasm existed, as many doctors even in the 1970s claimed that it was normal for women not to experience them.
What is an orgasm?
Orgasms can be defined in different ways with different criteria. Medical professionals have used physiological changes in the body as the basis for a definition, while psychologists and mental health professionals have used emotional and cognitive changes. There is certainly no single global explanation for orgasm,
Alfred Kinsey’s reports on sexual behavior in the human man (1948) and sexual behavior in the human woman (1953) sought to construct “an objectively determined body of fact”, through the use of in-depth interviews, challenging the opinions current on sex.
The spirit of this work took a step forward thanks to William H. Masters and Virginia Johnson, in their work, Human Sexual Response (1986), a real-time observational study of the physiological effects of various sexual acts. This research led to the establishment of sexology as a scientific discipline and it remains an important part of current theories about orgasms.
Orgasm benefits
A cohort study published in 1997 suggested that the risk of mortality was considerably lower in men with a high frequency of orgasm than in men with a low frequency of orgasm. This is contrary to the view in many cultures around the world that orgasmic pleasure occurs “at the cost of vigor and well-being.”
There is some evidence that frequent ejaculation can reduce the risk of prostate cancer. A team of researchers found that the risk of prostate cancer was 20% percent lower in men who ejaculated at least 21 times a month compared to men who ejaculated 4-7 times a month.
Let’s see more curiosities about orgasm.
