No sexual health issue gets quite as much attention as the orgasm, which means there are multiple myths surrounding it. There are those who believes all sorts about the mysterious female orgasm in particular, but half the stuff you hear will have no grounding in research, and no backing by any self-respecting wellness research. On a basic level, you experience an orgasm because your muscles contract, and your blood pressure increases. However, the issue is far more complicated than that.
Myth Number One: Women can only gain an orgasm through sexual intercourse.
On a regular basis, only one in three women experience orgasms on a regular basis during intercourse. If you’re like most other women, you’ll need extra acts to arouse any action. There’s no real reason as to why some women don’t need anything more than intercourse; they’re just the lucky ones.
Myth Number Two: If you cannot reach an orgasm, there is something wrong with you or your partner.
This is absolutely not true, so stop letting feelings of inadequacy affect your well-being, or how you see your partner. If you were able to achieve an orgasm in the past but are now unable to do so, you may have an underlying medical condition, or it may be because you’re on certain drugs. If you’ve never been able to achieve an orgasm, it may be the case that you just don’t realise what you need to do to get there. Therefore, you might need to talk to someone you trust, whether it’s a specialist or a close friend.
Myth Number Three: Stimulating the clitoris for five minutes can lead to an orgasm; but any longer than that is pointless.
There are many love making techniques that can help you to reach an orgasm, but in the end it really comes down to you as to what works. This is where communication with your partner is key, as he’s never going to get you there unless he knows what you like.
Myth Number Four: Your experience of orgasm is in your genes.
While twin-based studies have shown that there is a mild hereditary component to orgasm frequency, this only helps to explain a third of population-level variation in female orgasm.
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