When Orgasms Do Not Equal Pleasure: Accounts of “Bad” Orgasm Experiences During Consensual Sexual Encounters

Chadwick, Sara B.; Francisco, Miriam; Anders, Sari M. van

doi:10.1007/s10508-019-01527-7

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“…Although orgasm is not a universal indicator of pleasurable sex (Chadwick et al, 2019), it is often associated with sexual pleasure and enjoyment (Opperman et al, 2014). A study by Klaassen and Peter (2015) examined the depiction of orgasm in 400 online pornographic videos and found men appeared to experience orgasm in 76% of coded scenes, compared to only 17% for women.…”

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Porn Sex versus Real Sex: Sexual Behaviors Reported by a U.S. Probability Survey Compared to Depictions of Sex in Mainstream Internet-Based Male–Female Pornography

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Using data from a 2014 U.S. nationally representative probability survey and a 2014 content analysis of 2562 male-female videos from two popular pornographic websites, this study aimed to: (1) compare the prevalence of survey respondents' eventlevel sexual behaviors with those depicted in mainstream pornography online videos; (2) compare event-level condom use with condom use prevalence in pornographic videos; (3) compare event-level orgasm with prevalence of orgasms in pornographic videos; and (4) assess whether respondents' partnered use of pornography was associated with the sexual behaviors in which they report engaging. We found that kissing, male orgasm, female orgasm, and condom use were significantly less prevalent in the pornographic videos than in survey respondents' most recent sexual experiences. Conversely, penile-anal intercourse and fellatio were significantly more prevalent in the pornographic videos than in participants' reports of their most recent sexual experience. There were no significant differences between the prevalence of cunnilingus or sex toy use represented in the videos as compared to survey respondents' reports. Finally, we found that individuals who reported partnered pornography use during their most recent sexual experience were more likely to report having engaged in oral sex, penile-anal intercourse, and sex toy use and were also more likely to report female orgasm during their most recent sexual experience.

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Section: Orgasm In Pornographymentioning

confidence: 99%

Porn Sex versus Real Sex: Sexual Behaviors Reported by a U.S. Probability Survey Compared to Depictions of Sex in Mainstream Internet-Based Male–Female Pornography

Fritz

Malic

et al. 2022

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“…Although many women report achieving sexual satisfaction even without climax, there is sometimes a normative pressure to experience orgasms in order to feel normal and feminine (Nicolson & Burr, 2003). This means the desire for an orgasm during vaginal penetration could arise from internal or external pressure (Chadwick et al, 2019). The image that women experience orgasms during sexual intercourse is spread in different media, whether it is magazines, novels, or pornographic videos (Cabrera & Ménard, 2013;Lavie-Ajayi & Joffe, 2009;Séguin et al, 2018).…”

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The Influence of Types of Stimulation and Attitudes to Clitoral Self-stimulation on Female Sexual and Orgasm Satisfaction: a Cross-sectional Study

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Introduction Societal assumptions and individual myths that define vaginal penetration as normal sexuality can affect the sexual pleasure of varied sexual activities. Although women orgasm much more easily through direct clitoral stimulation than through vaginal intercourse, many couples desire the latter. The purpose of this study is to investigate how orgasms from different types of stimulation with a partner affect sexual satisfaction and orgasm satisfaction in cisgender women. Also, the attitude of women to stimulate their clitoris themselves to reach orgasm during sex with their partner will be included. Methods Two independent surveys (N = 388 and N = 555) were conducted online in 2016 and 2020. Results Regression analyses showed that orgasm consistency through sexual intercourse had a stronger influence on orgasm satisfaction and sexual satisfaction than orgasm consistency through oral sex, stimulation by the partner’s hand, or self-stimulation. Positive thoughts and feelings about self-stimulation of the clitoris during sex with the partner showed only little effect, but in some cases, they were even negatively related to the reported satisfaction. Conclusions The results indicate that the common misconception about sexuality, that it is normal for women to experience orgasms during penile-vaginal intercourse, influences the subjective evaluation of one’s own sexuality. Orgasms from clitoral stimulation seem to have a second-class quality for some women, although there is no evidence that these orgasms feel like less pleasureable. Policy Implication Rigid assumptions about what normal sexuality should look like should be publicly addressed and discussed in sex education classes.

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“…Tantric practices involving orgasmic movements of subtle energy can foster experiences of transformative transcendence and spiritual bliss (Barratt, 2019). Western research into the neurological and subjective impact of orgasms has charted the neural bases of orgasm (Jannini et al, 2018), developed a scale to measure intensity (Elfers, 2019), has revealed that orgasms in some circumstances are unpleasant rather than blissful (Chadwick et al, 2019) and suggests spiritual experiences are common outcomes of extended sexual orgasms (Costa et al, 2017(Costa et al, , 2016a(Costa et al, , 2016bSayin, 2019aSayin, , 2019bSayin, , 2019cSayin, , 2017aSayin, , 2017bSayin, , 2011Sayin and Schenk, 2019;Tracy's Dog, 2019;Wise et al, 2017).…”

Section: Dakini the Feminine Principle In Vayrayana As An Inspiratimentioning

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Sexbots: Drawing on Tibetan Buddhism and the Tantric tradition

Mackenzie

2020

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The plethora of technologies offering to match us up with our perfect partners, or to provide us with the ultimate sexual high, evidences our unfulfilled need for sexual and emotional companionship and fulfilment, together with the difficulties of embodying our fantasies in this arena. Sentient, self-aware sex robots [henceforth, sexbots] customised as companions to cater for our unique individual intimacy needs through deep learning capabilities will be designed to provide us with both. They will revolutionise our sexual, emotional and spiritual intimate and domestic lives. Implications of this transformation for hopes of a harmonious future where humans, post-Singularity intelligent robots, sexbots and all other sentient beings can flourish are explored. With the greatest respect, tentative suggestions for ways forward drawing on Tibetan Buddhism and the Tantric tradition are offered in order to foster a post-Singularity future where all sentient beings, including super-compassionate superintelligent robots, sexbots, humans and nonhuman animals, can flourish.

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When Orgasms Do Not Equal Pleasure: Accounts of “Bad” Orgasm Experiences During Consensual Sexual Encounters

Cited by 56 publications

References 95 publications

Porn Sex versus Real Sex: Sexual Behaviors Reported by a U.S. Probability Survey Compared to Depictions of Sex in Mainstream Internet-Based Male–Female Pornography

Porn Sex versus Real Sex: Sexual Behaviors Reported by a U.S. Probability Survey Compared to Depictions of Sex in Mainstream Internet-Based Male–Female Pornography

The Influence of Types of Stimulation and Attitudes to Clitoral Self-stimulation on Female Sexual and Orgasm Satisfaction: a Cross-sectional Study

Sexbots: Drawing on Tibetan Buddhism and the Tantric tradition

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