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Today is the annual Orgasm Day, where people across the world celebrate great sex and climaxing (perhaps celebrating by climaxing, you do you).
Orgasms are a surprisingly poorly understood bodily function, with search engines fielding thousands of queries about how they work, who’s having or not having them, and in some cases whether they even exist for women.
In honour of this hallowed day, we’ve compiled a list of some of the biggest questions surrounding orgasms, so you can find out the stats on orgasm fakers, tantric orgasms, multiple orgasms, and even more.
How many orgasms do people have?
As with anything, the number of orgasms people across the world (or even across the road from each other) are having varies wildly.
A study of 2,200 people in 2017 by sex toy company Lelo, however, found that the country where people are having the most orgasms is Norway, with 35% of Norwegian respondents claiming they climax at least once a day.
In Germany 2.54% of those surveyed had never had an orgasm at all, and in Brazil 30% said they orgasm weekly (but rated the orgasms they did have as more intense than in other countries).
Overall, the worldwide average was around two to three times a week.
How many people fake orgasms?
There have been a number of studies about faking orgasms, and the stats typically show that women are more likely to do so than men.
This may be because it’s harder for many women to orgasm through penetration alone, which might make them feel like they need to feign climax to show their partner they’re enjoying themselves even if they can’t reach orgasm.
It also may be down to the fact that many men ejaculate when orgasming, so it’s harder for them to fake it.
One study of around 1,500 Americans found that 48% of women respondents faked orgasms, while 11% of men respondents had.
Because of the stigma around faking orgasms, it might be difficult to get an exact number – as it relies on honesty from the respondents.
How many orgasms is it possible to have in one go?
According to one piece of research, 70% of women reported having multiple orgasms – some over 20 in a single session.
Dr David Delvin stated in the study: ‘Doctors used to think that multiple orgasms were quite rare. But in our survey, 70% of the women had had them. Most commonly, they had two in a session.’
When it comes to penises, men normally need a refractory period after ejaculating, so it’s a lot harder to make multiple orgasms in a single sitting happen.
Perhaps the big question here is not whether we can, but whether we should? While it’s great if you’re a tantric specialist who can come to kingdom come, if you’re happy with one – or even none – then that’s absolutely fine.
If you find that sex begins to hurt or become uncomfortable, stop. Quality over quantity.
How many people can’t orgasm?
Anorgasmia – the inability to reach orgasm – is much more common than many of us think.
For some, it’s a psychological issue, while for others it’s caused by medication, physical trauma of the genitals, or hormone imbalances.
Primary anorgasmia is when a person has never had an orgasm, while secondary anorgasmia refers to when someone has reached orgasm in the past, but now cannot.
It’s thought that up to 4.6% of women have trouble reaching orgasm, with some studies suggesting up to 10% of women in America have never had one.
In men, secondary anorgasmia is more common, particularly when it comes to those undergoing or who have undergone prostatectomy.
Can those with vaginas ejaculate and if so is it pee?
‘Squirting’, as you may have heard of it, is the process whereby someone with a vagina ejaculates forcefully when reaching orgasm.
Estimates range from between 10% and 50% of women who are able to ejaculate, although apparently there’s a consensus among scientists that this number is higher. They believe that pretty much all women are able to ejaculate, but don’t notice it as the fluid goes back into the vagina after sex.
A study looking at those who are able to found that some respondents first ejaculated aged as young as seven, while one respondent wasn’t able to until she turned 68.
As for what this ejaculate is made of, it surprisingly still remains something of a mystery.
Numerous research projects have taken place to determine where it comes from and what it is, and these appear to show that it may pass through the bladder in some way despite not being urine (as ultrasound scans showed empty bladders beforehand, filled bladders during arousal, and empty bladders after ejaculation).
The fluid also is normally clear, and contains low levels of creatine and urea – which would be found in much higher levels in pee. Tests showed it contained PSA (prostate specific antigen) like male semen.
What’s the point of an orgasm?
It seems fairly obvious why those with penises have orgasms from a biological sense. After all, this orgasm propels the sperm into a vagina (or a sock or tissue depending on the day) to fertilise the egg.
There’s a theory that, in women, the orgasm was a trait to stimulate ovulation after sex, which somehow stuck around after there was more access to mates and ovulation became more random.
Specifically why it stuck around after it served no evolutionary and reproductive purpose isn’t known, but we’re happy that the orgasm didn’t die out with our ancestors.
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