July 26, 2010 — Although nearly 1 in 4 women cannot achieve an orgasm, a recent look at the studies dealing with the inability to climax has concluded that they are inadequate.


Orgasm-seeking women get little help from research
Treatments for common sexual complaint are inadequate, report says
By Stephanie Pappas

For one out of four women, orgasm during sex is an elusive goal. According to a new report, medical science isn’t doing enough to ensure these women find satisfaction between the sheets.

The paper, published online ahead of print in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, reviews 101 studies on female orgasm disorder, a condition in which women have difficulty reaching climax or can’t orgasm at all. Despite the fact that inability to orgasm is the second most common female sexual complaint after lack of desire, and orgasm is one of the top 50 reasons we have sex, treatments for the disorder are inadequate, the authors conclude.


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