Posted on 06/07/2005 10:27:41 PM PDT by MadIvan
A woman's ability to gain sexual satisfaction is largely inherited, according to research published today.
Scientists found that orgasms are pre-programmed into a woman's genes rather than caused by psychological factors, cultural traditions or the abilities of her partner.
They believe their findings support the theory that reaching orgasm is an evolutionary device based on the idea that poor lovers are less likely to be good long-term partners.
It is hoped the identification of the genes involved will lead to a treatment for the approximately one in seven women thought to have difficulties having orgasms.
Researchers at the twin research unit at St Thomas's Hospital, London asked 683 identical and 714 non-identical pairs of sexually active female twins, aged 19 to 83, to fill in questionnaires about their sex lives.
The volunteers were taken from TwinsUK, a research project using the special genetic properties of twins to study to what extent a wide range of common diseases and traits are inherited or the product of environmental causes.
One in six of the 2,794 women questioned said they had either never experienced orgasm during intercourse or were unsure whether they had, while one in seven, 14 per cent, said they always did.
To remove their lovers' skills as a factor, the women were also asked about their ability to achieve orgasm through masturbation.
A third said they were always able to, while 14 per cent said they had either never been able to or were unsure whether they had. By comparing the responses of identical and non-identical twins, the researchers found at least 34 per cent of a woman's ability to reach orgasm during sex with a partner was inherited.
When they removed the variable of the partner, they found that 45 per cent of the female ability to reach orgasm was the product of her genetic inheritance.
This is all so stupid, and a complete waste of money.
After all, we ARE looking at a statistical difference along genetic lines are we not?
And yes, I have some pre-conceived notions as to how those statistics might look. :-)
Genetic engineering: new hope for Hillary.
--Boris
Ping.
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