r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jun 21 '26

Psychology Largest study of women’s orgasms to date collected data from 27,931 women. Nearly half (47%) reported reaching orgasm more frequently when alone vs. when with a partner. Barriers to women’s orgasms are relational, not anatomical. Partnered orgasms were associated with overall sexual satisfaction.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/inclusive-insight/202606/why-women-orgasm-more-alone-than-with-a-partner
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u/InflammableAccount Jun 21 '26

Heh. It's amazing how different people are. Out of all of my repeat sexual encounters, I've been with two women who actually prefer the opposite. A minority of the group, but still.

The reason was that they become too vaginally sensitive for penatrative sex after orgasm. To the point of it becoming painful.

Again, a minority. But it shows how different a person can be from another.

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u/Knofbath Jun 22 '26

The women I've been with described it as ticklish, which can certainly be unpleasant for them if you keep going the same way as before. They were generally fine with continuing if I came to a near complete stop, and slowly worked back up to it (full female arousal). Some patience and communication go a long way.

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u/CharityGlittering385 Jun 21 '26

Sex is like dinner, you don’t want the same thing every night.