11:48 am Monday, 31st July, 2017
YES... YES... YESSS!!! It's National Orgasm Day, a day that comes quicker each year (pun drop).
Whether it’s a clitoral orgasm, G Spot orgasm, nipple orgasm, or a full body orgasm - we love life's biggest pleasure and we can’t get enough of them. So let’s celebrate with 20 orgasmic facts about the Big O that will make you go “Ohhh”
- The English word “orgasm” comes from the Greek “orgasmos”, which means “to swell with moisture, be excited or eager”
- In the 14th century, making a woman orgasm was used by health experts as a cure for hysteria – a nervous condition treated via pelvic massaging.
- The vibrator was invented by a Victorian doctor who grew tired of bringing female patients to orgasm using manipulation alone so came up with a device to do the job instead.
- The first electric vibrator was patented by Dr Joseph Mortimer Granville in the 1880s – powered by a generator the size of a modern fridge.
- ‘Not tonight, I’ve got a headache…’ Actually, orgasms can help relieve pain – for up to 10 minutes afterward. Then again, a vigorous climax can actually cause head pain – the ‘orgasmic headache’.
- When 2 or more erogenous zones are stimulated they create an additive effect making a very powerful "blended" orgasm possible.
- Multiple orgasms are usually associated with women – with the quivering moments coming a few seconds or minutes apart. But men can experience them too, although very rare – with Chinese documents from 2968-BC mentioning the fact.
- There is an average 8,000 nerve endings in the clitoris, the only organ that exists solely for pleasure.
- Yes, women also get "wet dreams." 35% of women report having had an orgasm in their sleep, and five percent of women claim it's actually how they had their first Big O.
- Only 25% of women can have an orgasm from intercourse alone, while 75% of males do.
- Approximately 70-80% of women need clitoral stimulation to hit the big finish.
- Orgasms don’t usually last that long – typically about 5 seconds for men and 6-10 seconds for women. Some lucky girls will have them lasting up to 20 seconds.
- Orgasms do not stop with age. Some women still experience them when 90 years old.
- A study found that people who orgasm 4 or more times a week look up to 7 years younger.
- The average man needs 2–10 minutes to climax. The average woman needs 20 minutes to climax. However, some women have been reported to climax with merely 30 seconds of masturbation.
- Research indicates that 67% of women fake orgasm and 93% of those have done it more than once.
- Apparently a woman’s pain threshold increases by up to 107% during climax.
- Some studies have noted women who had orgasms from things as mundane as eyebrow-stroking and brushing their teeth.
- A whopping 94% of woman said they can orgasm from having anal sex alone.
- 10% of women report achieving an orgasm through exercise, a great incentive to go to the gym.
Do you have any other favorite orgasm facts? Cum on, you know you want to share ;-)
