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Sexual pleasure in 20 questions

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Are there really two different types or orgasm - vaginal and clitoral?

An orgasm is always felt in the vagina first, as both vaginal and clitoral orgasms cause involuntary rhythmic contractions of the muscles surrounding the vagina. Today, experts talk more about orgasm that start in the vagina, or which start in the clitoris, with clitoris-based orgasms being more explosive and intense, while vagina-based orgasms are deeper and longer-lasting.

Sarah Horrocks
17/03/2006

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Sex Questions

- Sex Questions
   How many contractions should you feel during an orgasm?
   Are there really two different types or orgasm - vaginal and clitoral?
   Do 'hot spots' like the G spot really exist?
   Are some positions better for the female orgasm than others?
   I seem only to be able to reach orgasm through one particular position. What can I do?
   Can the Pill stop you from having orgasms?
   Do condoms have an effect on sensation?
   Can you still reach orgasm during your period, or should you avoid sex?
   Do women always shout out when they come?

Relationship and Emotional Questions

- Relationship and Emotional Questions
   I orgasm easily through masturbation, but not with my partner. Why is this?
   I feel sexual pleasure, but I don't feel anything like the intense orgasmic waves everyone talks about! Am I normal?
   Is it true to say that the more I like someone, the better my orgasm will be?
   Do you have to be in love to have an orgasm?
   Why do I have to fantasise for a better orgasm?
   Is an orgasm the same as sexual pleasure?
   We just can't seem to have simultaneous orgasm and I'm getting fed up. Are we normal?
   Sometimes I burst into tears at the moment of orgasm, which I think is really strange. Is this normal?
   I get the impression that he is giving me much more pleasure than I am giving him. How can I make it up?

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Are there really two different types or orgasm - vaginal and clitoral? - Sexual pleasure in 20 questions

Are there really two different types or orgasm - vaginal and clitoral?