A woman with vaginismus trained herself to orgasm with only her mind.
Vaginismus occurs when the floor of the vagina is involuntarily contracted. This can cause a lot of pain during sex, but it doesn't mean people with vaginismus can't have sex.
Many female orgasms are achieved by touching erogenous zones, but there is another route to rapture that is often overlooked.
Our brains can lead us to orgasm through our dreams, and some people say they can reach climax simply by fantasizing while awake. Paraplegic men and women often report phantom orgasms.
It is easier to get there with practice. Studies have shown that yoga and tantric meditation can improve sexual arousal, desire, and orgasm by bringing attention to the mind and the body.
The woman in the current case study is an example of how successful this training can be. After a decade of practicing tantric yoga, she proved that she could orgasm whenever she wanted and control the duration of the blissful state for up to 10 minutes.
Her skills were put to the test. During the experiment, the woman was asked to lie down on an examination table and either have 10 minutes of continuous orgasm, 5 minutes of continuous orgasm or 10 minutes of reading a book. The orgasms were either achieved through touch or thought.
A marker in the woman's blood called prolactin can tell researchers if she is orgasming. The orgasm spikes in the bloodstream with the production of prolactin in the brain. The magnitude of the spike is related to how much pleasure the person is feeling.
After 5 minutes of orgasm, the woman's prolactin levels shot up by 25 percent.
The levels were close to the woman's prolactin levels after orgasm. There was no change to the woman's prolactin when she read a book.
The authors conclude that the NGSOs were as pleasurable as external or internal GSOs.
The woman reported feeling less emotional intimacy from the NGSOs. Touch seems to add an extra level of feeling, but not necessarily a better one.
The woman in this case study spent years learning body postures and breathing techniques to become more aware of her bodily sensations. She can use thought alone to access those feelings.
She told the authors of the study that she did vaginal floor exercises, breast massage practice, and practices to release shame and guilt.
I learned to relax and let go, accepted body image, and brought increasedMindfulness to daily life in general.
The case study is atypical. Researchers have been studying people who can orgasm alone for decades, and it is likely something that can be learned, though women are more successful in their attempts.
The hope of the case study is that people with vaginismus or others who can't or don't want to have sex can at least be reassured. Sex can be pleasurable with the right brain training. You don't have to move a muscle.
The study was published in a medical journal.
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