Orgasm gap: how Hollywood and science neglected female pleasure

Sex scenes in Hollywood tend to be hot, passionate and often euphoric. Emma Thompson plays a widowed teacher who hires a male escort in the hopes of having her first orgasm late in life in Good Luck to You.

Evidence shows that many women share the experience of Thompson's character, even though films don't depict women looking tense, frustrated or bored. Experts say it is plausible that 15% of women have never had an orgasm.

The author of The Case of the Female Orgasm said he was thrilled that Emma Thompson was starring in the movie. This is what makes it special.

According to Lloyd's research, about 10% of women don't orgasm as often as men. She said that the number represents a mix of women who haven't had partners who wanted to pursue it, women who haven't wanted to pursue it themselves and women who are physically unable to reach that state

There are a number of reasons why people don't have an orgasm, according to a sexual health doctor. She said that most of the women don't have a physical issue. It is usually about their own relationship with their sexual self.

She said that some women had suffered from negative experiences such as sexual abuse. She said that a lot of things can affect being able to relax and enjoy sexual pleasure for yourself. It's difficult for women to be able to do that.

There are people having orgasms in a lot of the shows. They feel like they aren't normal and that causes stress.

When it comes to female masturbation, many still feel stigmatized and shamed. The men are so comfortable with that. It's still seen as naughty by women. It is important to get rid of that guilt. The women need to learn how to enjoy themselves.

Depression drugs are linked to lower sexual arousal and lack of orgasm. Lack of concentration on sex due to household and children problems, husband's hurry, having a dispute and annoyance with spouse and lack of privacy were some of the things mentioned in a recent study.

Lloyd said that unrealistic expectations, driven by films in which women seem to orgasm almost instantly, may also play a part. She said that women don't have orgasms like that. It isn't a good way to have an orgasm.

A combination of oral sex, deep kissing and genital stimulation was found to increase the likelihood of orgasm in women. Only 34% of heterosexual women always or usually orgasm during vaginal sex alone, compared with 80% of heterosexual women and 91% of lesbians who said that always or usually have an orgasm with a combination of genital stimulation, deep kissing and oral sex.

Not having an orgasm does not affect female fertility and the basis of female sexual pleasure has remained a relatively neglected topic. She said the topic has been a bit strange. It wasn't interesting to the medical community for a while. The focus has been on men with ejaculation issues.

She said that Sigmund Freud, who said that women who experience pleasure from the clitoris rather than the vagina areinfantile or frigid, had stigmatised female orgasm for a long time. She attributed the idea that the mental state of the woman is problematic to Freud. The idea has not gone away.

There has been a shift towards placing more value on sexual pleasure and younger women tend to be more proactive in seeking help There is evidence that having orgasms can have other benefits.

According to Lloyd, orgasm is an effective way to relax. The hormones involved make you feel better. They are helpful for you.