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Orgasm is understood as the

, at least in its most aseptic definition, since everything that revolves around pleasure and sex is, to say the least, complex and full of nuances.

And more in the case of women.

In the first place, it is convenient to begin by clarifying one of the

on this matter: multi-orgasmic women do not exist, or perhaps the correct thing would be to affirm the opposite.

The sexologist Valérie Tasso asserts: "everyone can be as soon as they allow it."

Because yes, it depends on them.

One of the reasons why many women do not manage to experience an orgasm or even fake it derives from a sexual education riddled with taboos: "Each person has different formulas of pleasure and, unfortunately, many women

for their partner to discover them. Taboos, poor sexual education and morality make the problem worse", explains the psychologist and sexologist Nayara Malnero.

On faking orgasms, a practice that affects around 60% of women, the specialist adds: "Everyone needs to know that they are capable of

to their partner and this we women know, we feel bad about ourselves when we don't reach orgasm and, at the same time, we feel bad for recognizing the other that he is not capable of giving us what we need".

All this despite the fact that women have a much higher potential than men when it comes to experiencing orgasms.

According to a study conducted by the Long Beach Center for Marital and Sexual Studies, led by sex therapist Marilyn Fithian, they can reach

in an hour.

While the maximum for them was only 16. One of the main reasons is due to the recovery period, much longer in the case of men.

What are the types of orgasms of a woman?

Talking about what are the types of orgasms of a woman means delving into one of the topics that raises the most

among sexologists, since there are

that range from six to twelve different types.

And, on the contrary, some professionals, such as the gynecologist and sexologist at the Institute of Sexology of Barcelona, ​​Ariana Costa Capin Sokol, completely deny all these distinctions: "the correct thing is simply to speak of female orgasm", settles the expert.

To which she adds: "There is no such thing as a vaginal and a clitoral orgasm", despite the fact that these two are the most popularly known types of orgasms.

The

, that is, through penetration, although it is the best known, it is not the most common.

Only 18% of female orgasms are obtained through intercourse alone.

For its part, the

is much more frequent, this is due to the stimulation of the clitoris.

The reason?

It has a much higher concentration of nerve endings.

However, for some sexologists it is possible to reach other

: nipple orgasm, through a kiss, through anal sex, through sexual mindfulness or even during sleep or through exercise.

Despite everything, what sexologists do agree on is that reaching orgasm

.

"Orgasm should never be the starting point or the goal to be achieved. It is one more part of the pleasure, but we are used to reaching a destination as quickly as possible without enjoying the journey. Those who know how to enjoy every moment affirm that what is important is not is to arrive," advises Nayara Malnero.

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