Female’s Sexuality

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Certain aspects of a female’s sexuality influence the psychological experience of orgasm. Specific aspects of foreplay, intercourse, and relaxation affect not only the physical response, but also the psychology of the orgasm.
Foreplay is probably the most important aspect of the psychological experience of sex. The arousal that is brought about comes from what is usually passionate, gentle, and sensitive caressing. Physical stimulation is a minor factor in foreplay. While it is obviously there, the physical aspect of foreplay does not arouse a woman as much as the emotions and thoughts that are involved. Arousal during foreplay causes “feelings of wanting to touch and be touched. Most women felt the sensations all over the body; few mentioned genitals” (Hite, 1976, 65).
When women discuss foreplay and arousal, many emotional terms are used to describe the experience. Many factors influence the pleasure of foreplay. The first of which concerns “the amount of time typically devoted to it” (Fisher, 1973, 181). Foreplay typically takes up the majority of the time spent during a sexual experience, and usually leads to the more common form of orgasm, clitoral. Stimulation of “the clitoris and vagina near clitoris were designated as the most excited of all areas” (181). Clitoral stimulation is most commonly associated with either manual stimulation with the hand, or oral stimulation known as cunnilingus. Clitoral stimulation being the most common form of masturbation as well as led to many people believing that there is a subconscious feeling that does not allow a woman to typically have an orgasm during intercourse.
Typically following foreplay comes intercourse; penile insertion into the vagina. Though many women remark that they do not experience orgasm during intercourse, it is still a common occurrence. Though they are reportedly less frequent than clitoral orgasms, vaginal orgasms are typically described...