It's often seen as a taboo subject. But a new study is finally lifting the lid on the female orgasm - and exactly what it takes to achieve it. Researchers from the University of Essex surveyed 360 women about their sexual experiences. The results revealed that women who climax more frequently have higher levels of a sense known as 'interoception'.
![[Women who climax more frequently have higher levels of a sense known as 'interoception'. This is is the ability to sense and interpret signals from inside your own body, such as your heart rate, breathing, hunger, and pain (stock image)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/12/11/93076919-14185445-image-a-130_1734002617307.jpg)
This is is the ability to sense and interpret signals from inside your own body, such as your heart rate, breathing, hunger, and pain. 'Women need to get out of their heads and into their bodies in order to have more frequent and satisfying orgasms,' said Dr Megan Klabunde, who led the study.
![[The team enlisted 360 women, who completed questionnaires about their sexual experiences - both solo and partnered - and interoception levels. The results revealed that women achieved orgasm approximately 20 per cent more frequently on their own]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/12/11/93076921-14185445-The_team_enlisted_360_women_who_completed_questionnaires_about_t-a-132_1734002669283.jpg)
'Orgasms are more frequent and satisfying when a woman is able to focus on how her body is feeling. 'This study is important because most research looking at orgasms in women have focused on their dysfunction.'. It's often seen as a taboo subject. But a new study is finally lifting the lid on the female orgasm - and exactly what it takes to achieve it (stock image).
Women who climax more frequently have higher levels of a sense known as 'interoception'. This is is the ability to sense and interpret signals from inside your own body, such as your heart rate, breathing, hunger, and pain (stock image). Despite being widely considered the peak of pleasure, previous research has shown that when it comes to orgasms, women are missing out.
