How to Reach Women's Orgasm

As one study ponders evolutionary reasons for some women's difficulty reaching orgasm. Women who fail to orgasm during sex may be genetically programmed to weed out unreliable men who are a flop between the sheets.

Scientists who have studied the ability of thousands of women to climax say it is largely written in their genes - the most compelling evidence so far that the female orgasm has a biological role.
The findings suggest the failure of some women to orgasm regularly is not a dysfunction, but a sophisticated mate-selection strategy that evolved during prehistoric times.

Women who orgasm very easily may be more likely to be satisfied with poor quality men.
The genes could work on a physical level, perhaps causing variations in the G-spot, the clitoris or the angle of the vagina. They could work psychologically, to alter a woman's confidence or mood, or they might vary the activity of enzymes or hormones.

The research opens the door to further studies to identify the relevant genes and perhaps develop treatments to help more women reach orgasm.

The genetic control over how easily women experience an orgasm during sex shows it is subject to evolutionary pressure, which means it must confer a biological advantage.

One theory is that orgasms promote fertility. Studies have shown that women are slightly more likely to have an orgasm when they are ovulating. There is also evidence that the uptake of sperm is increased when a woman orgasm. But if this were the only explanation, all women would have orgasms.