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This 12 page paper discusses the history of women's orgasm, its recognition, misconceptions, early research, religious perspectives, social and psychological ramifications, and health benefits. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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the culture and history of mankind. However, it is only within the last few decades that a womans orgasm has been both acknowledged and studied. This research led scientists to
wonder, since a womans orgasm is not necessarily required for reproduction, what purpose, social or emotional, a womans orgasm serve? THE FEMALE ORGASM DEFINED Orgasms, regardless of gender, are initiated
by the release of the hormone, oxytocin. Researchers found that when experimental animals were injected with oxytocin that they immediately began mating behaviors(Bancroft 2002). This is a hormone that
is widely utilized in those raising animals to induce breeding. This is invaluable, for example, for those attempting reproduction of endangered species. A case study done by researchers at Stanford
University in California indicated that oxytocin levels increased during masturbation, with the levels of oxytocin being higher in women who masturbated than in men(Thornhill 1996).
Of course, the biological reasons for this are obvious. The more intense the contractions of the uterus the better the chances of the sperm reaching the egg. The contractions
serve to move the sperm faster. Historical perceptions and misconceptions Margaret Mead, a noted anthropologist, studied many pygmy societies and found that regardless of culture, it would seem that womens
orgasms or pleasure had been routinely ignored. For many years it was routinely believed that there was no biological reason for a woman to have an orgasm that it was
a post-adaptive type of behavior. Others seem to argue that there must be some evolutionary reason for the orgasm. The earliest conceptions were that
a womans pleasure was derived solely from the point of contact and that having an orgasm was not important to a woman(Hardy 1996). It was believed that as long as
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