Guess there is an orgasm gene in women! (and why some cant Org )
I guess some women are genetically adverse to sex... would explain things.
[url]http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20050607-1127-orgasm-genes.html[/url]
By Emma Ross
ASSOCIATED PRESS
11:27 a.m. June 7, 2005
LONDON – A woman's ability to have an orgasm is at least partly determined by her genes and can't be blamed entirely on cultural influences, new research suggests.
Experts say that's likely to be interpreted as both good and bad news.
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"It'll be upsetting because some women will think, 'Oh my God, maybe I just can't.' On the other hand it takes away a kind of guilt or pressure," said Dr. Virginia Sadock, director of the human sexuality program at New York University Medical Center.
Either way, specialists say the findings don't mean women who inherit an unfortunate gene package are doomed. They just mean that more work, or patience, is required.
The main benefit of discovering the genetic elements of sexual function, experts say, is to help scientists find better treatments for sexual problems. The study was reported this week in Biology Letters, a journal of the Royal Society, Britain's independent academy of science.
In the study, scientists from St. Thomas' Hospital in London sent questionnaires to 4,037 women who are part of the British twin registry. About half of them were identical twins and half were non-identical twins.
One in three of the women reported never or hardly ever reaching orgasm during intercourse and 21 percent said they hardly, if ever, achieve climax during masturbation. Those figures are consistent with other surveys conducted over the last few decades.
However, the questionnaires revealed a significant genetic influence on the ability to reach orgasm, said lead researcher Tim Spector, a genetic epidemiologist at St. Thomas' Hospital.
The similarity in orgasm experience was greater in identical twins than it was in non-identical twins, Spector said. Because the only difference between the two groups was genetic, the researchers concluded that the gap between the groups was the genetic component.
After taking into account other factors that could influence orgasm, the scientists estimated that 34 percent of the difficulty women face in reaching orgasm during intercourse is due to genes.
Problems in sexual response during masturbation seemed to be more genetically influenced than orgasm ability during intercourse. The study found that 45 percent of the difficulty women have in climaxing during masturbation can be attributed to genetic makeup.
The results were similar to those of a study on Australian twins published earlier this year.
The idea that orgasm ability has a genetic component makes sense, said female orgasm expert Laura Berman, a professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill.
"A lot of the women that I treat will tell me that when they talk to their siblings or mothers they very often have similar challenges," said Berman, who was not involved with the study. "One could make the case that it's nurture, not nature because these twins were brought up together, but you can't rule out the genetic argument."
But Spector said effects of the twins' shared environmental influences did not alter the study results significantly.
Even if women do inherit an unfavorable genetic mix, as with many other conditions, it does not mean they are doomed, experts said. Many approaches can help most women enhance their ability to achieve orgasm.
"Factors influencing the ability to (reach) orgasm vary from woman to woman. What we do know is that psychologically women are more complex sexually," Sadock said. "For women, being in a relationship where they feel loved and feel secure, is a big factor. Other big factors are how they feel about themselves and about sex and what their first experiences were."
"Maybe there are some women ... who can never. That is a possibility, but that would be a small amount," Sadock said.
And even if they can't, that doesn't mean there's no joy for them in sex, Berman added. A survey she recently conducted found that among women enjoying satisfying sex lives, orgasm did not rate as a key element for fulfillment.
Good Intentions The Road To Hell
ILAS,
In America the fastest way to get your ass sued is through good intentions. I agree with you that this poor sap thought that he was helping that poor single unattractive AW and that she would be forever grateful to him for donating his gunk. Well he helped her alright, he helped her right into his bank account for the next decade and a half at least.
What I don't understand is the grounds for her dissatisfaction with his donation. The product functioned exactly as intended. She used it of her own free will to produce children which cost a lot of money to maintain. What did she think having kids was about? I don't find it amazing either that she sued for child support a few years later just as the cute baby phase came to an end. I guess if you donate a car you can be sued for the cost of the fuel, oil and tires needed to keep it running.
I actually met a guy several years ago who entered into one of those deals with a single AW who was rapidly approaching 40 yrs of age. In other words she was well into old maid country. Anyway, he never poked her; he just donated his sperm. There should have been several warning signs for him. She insisted on using his sperm instead of an anonymous donor; she wanted any resulting kids to know their father. Well, after she finally got pregnant she played on this guy's emotions and got him go to her prenatal appointments to see the kid on sonogram. The next thing you know he was there for the birth too because he had good intentions and couldn't leave a single woman to go through that on her own. Eventually she would leave the baby to spend time with him, and so he progressed slowly from donor to father. Once he was attached to the kid she started disrupting his relationships with other women. I don't know how it all finally ended but his "son's mother" was gaining more and more control over his life with each passing day. It was always interesting to see this guy in his early 20's explaining his relationship with this older woman to hot young chicks.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that single women who chose a "friend" to be a sperm donor sometimes do so because they secretly want more with that particular person, or they expect help financial or otherwise. They really don't want a donor, they want a father.
In general, while American women love kids, big houses in the suburbs and SUVs more often than not they expect a man to pay for it all.
Choca, Domino & Everyon Else, Wassup?
Check this out:
A technique for recovery of eggs from the ovary is described below. It uses a sonographically-guided needle to replace the surgical procedure which previously was used to recover oocytes (eggs). This procedure, called Transvaginal Oocyte Retrieval, requires neither hospitalization nor general anesthesia.
In order to prepare a proper environment in the woman and to increase the chances of recovering several healthy and mature eggs, the woman will undergo about two weeks of intensive preparation. This will include hormonal therapy with "fertility drugs." Blood tests and ultrasound scans of the ovaries are used to determine the optimal time to retrieve the eggs from the ovary. This optimal time is just before ovulation when the oocytes are almost ready for fertilization.
At the proper time, an outpatient procedure under local anesthesia will allow the female's eggs to be visualized by ultrasound and retrieved from the ovary by placing a needle through the vaginal wall. The mild discomfort that the patient feels has been described as similar to a Pap smear or endometrial biopsy. After a short rest, the patient will be able to go home and resume normal activities.
The fluid from the follicles is examined under the microscope by the embryologist, who locates the eggs and keeps them in the laboratory under physiologic conditions. The embryologist will place the sperm with the eggs when they are ready for fertilization. Usually, the eggs will develop into cleaving pre-embryos, whose cells divide 2 or 3 times to become preimplantation embryos (pre-embryos). They are maintained in laboratory dishes, in a nutrient mixture which acts as a substitute for the environment that would otherwise have been provided by the fallopian tubes.
Using a special catheter, the couple's pre-embryos will be passed through the vagina and into the uterus at the time the pre-embryos would normally have reached the uterus (2+ days after retrieval).
After the pre-embryo placement in the uterus, the patient will lie quietly in a bed for about an hour, and then will return home.
Here’s the link to the original website if you want to check it out for yourself: [url]http://www.ivf.com/ivffaq.html[/url]
Now Domino, how can you compare a prostitute in Thailand who has been impregnated & abandoned by her trick to an AW who goes through the process of in-vitro fertilization? We are talking about a woman, an American Woman mind you, that sought out the services of a fertility clinic so that she could become impregnated, not a woman who picked up a guy at a bar & had unprotected sex. Obviously, any single woman who employs a third party fertility specialist & endures this process does so with the intention of raising the baby alone. No one here is arguing against child support, but for this single woman to then sue this guy who was doing this woman a favor is just plain WRONG. What next, single or recently divorced women will decide to sue the biological parents for children they adopted?
Domino, I know you believe that AW can do no wrong, but there is no way you can justify this type of behavior, nor can you disagree that this behavior perpetuates the attitude that women should not be responsible for their decisions. However, I have a sneaky suspicion that you will try to, & I eagerly await your defense my friend.
Maybe we should outlaw in-vitro fertilization for single women; now that would go over well with the feminist movement! In the Old Testament, a woman is not allowed to enter an agreement with anyone without validation from her father or her husband (unless she is a widow). If she does, it may be canceled by her father / husband. Maybe the old Hebrews had it right, but I bet this idea wouldn’t go over well with the feminist movement either.
Chocha Monger is correct. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, & lined with AW.
ILAS
American Women Suck – and they know it.