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| Thought governs female orgasm |
Women in this study who reported regular orgasms during sexual intercourse seem to be more focused on the sensations of their bodies during sexual intercourse with their partners than women who have difficulty in having regular orgasms.
The researchers also found that women in their study who often have orgasms during sexual intercourse have more erotic thoughts during the sexual act than those who do not regularly have orgasms. However, both groups of women reported having equivalent amounts of erotic thoughts during their self-stimulation, without their partner being present.
The researchers did not expect the cognitive aspect of orgasm in women to be so important as what the results showed, explains Pascal De Sutter, author of the study of the University of Louvain in Belgium.
It seems that women do not have problems concentrating on erotic fantasies when they are alone, explains De Sutter. But women who do not have regular orgasms during sexual intercourse seem to have more difficulty concentrating their attention on the present moment when they have sex with their partner.
And problems with their appearance and weight can also distract some women, he adds.
For their study, the researchers recruited 251 French women aged between 18 and 67 years. This group consisted of 176 women who defined themselves as "orgasmic", meaning that they had regular orgasms during their intercourse and 75 women who defined themselves as "non-orgasmic", which means That they reported having difficulty reaching orgasm during sexual intercourse with their partners.
All women in the study were sexually active, with a frequency of sexual activity that varied between two and 90 times a month! Almost 90% of women were heterosexual. The women in this study responded to questions about their emotions, thoughts and behaviors that played a role in their ability to have an orgasm, both during sex and self-stimulation.
These results are in line with those of a preexisting study already published in 2011. This study found a link between the absence of erotic thoughts during intercourse and the difficulty in reaching orgasm in women. The study also found that women who had difficulty enjoying were more likely to be distracted by thoughts that were not related to sex during sex.
The researchers add that the importance of using erotic thoughts during sex is particularly interesting. They suggest that women can use certain techniques to increase their ability to focus on their physical sensations.
Some approaches in the treatment of attention, aimed at correcting sexual disorders, can be very useful. This type of treatment aims to help women focus on the present moment during intercourse, and thus increase their excitement to reach orgasm.
Women also show differences according to age, younger women are more likely to have problems reaching orgasm than older women, the researchers said. This shows that there may be a "learning" aspect to being able to achieve orgasm more regularly and more easily, such as by using erotic thoughts.
