Don’t Have A Partner? That Doesn’t Mean No Sex

Just because you’re not coupled up doesn’t mean your days (or nights) of sexual activity are over. As any female health professional will tell you, orgasms are beneficial. They’re heart healthy, count as cardio, and they’re good for your mental health. Orgasms help keep our skin supple. They trigger the brain chemicals that make us… Continue reading Don’t Have A Partner? That Doesn’t Mean No Sex

Sexual Pleasure Is a Kind of Trance

Many people have speculated on the evolutionary functions of the human orgasm, but the underlying mechanisms have remained mysterious. In October 2016, a Northwestern University researcher sought to shed light on how orgasm works in the brain. The article appeared in the journal Socioaffective Neuroscience and Psychology‘s special issue “Orgasm: Neurophysiological, Psychological, and Evolutionary Perspectives.” A… Continue reading Sexual Pleasure Is a Kind of Trance

Evolution of the Female Orgasm

Researchers at Yale and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital are studying the evolution of the female orgasm across different species. The findings were published in the journal JEZ-Molecular and Developmental Evolution. “Prior studies have tended to focus on evidence from human biology and the modification of a trait rather than its evolutionary origin,” said Gunter Wagner,… Continue reading Evolution of the Female Orgasm