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"Orgasms, am I right? OK, I don&amp;amp;#8217;t even know what that means, but the point is they can be a complicated and tricky business. And that&amp;amp;#8217;s not just your old college boyfriend&amp;amp;#8217;s lame excuse. It&amp;amp;#8217;s science.Much like the science of orgasms, this picture does not make much sense. In fact, scientists just can&amp;amp;#8217;t seem to stop talking about them. Specifically, the debate over vaginal versus clitoral orgasms. Are they different? Is one better than the other? Do vaginal orgasms even exist? Which kind was Meg Ryan faking in Katz&amp;amp;#8217;s deli? According to Live Science, scientists are newly laying out the evidence that the two main types of orgasms (yes, there are other types-like coregasms!) are actually separate phenomena. Here are some key points in the ongoing argument: Are we comparing apples and oranges? Or just like, a Granny Smith and a Red Delicious? Some scientists argue that the front wall of the vagina is inextricably linked to the clitoris, meaning that stimulating the vagina without also stimulating the clitoris is impossible. On the other hand, scientists who studied brain scans of masturbating women (remember this author who masturbated in an fMRI machine?) say that different orgasms activate brain response in different sensory cortexes. Women with spinal cord injuries that destroy communication between the clitoris and the brain can still have orgasms with vaginal stimulation. Should your clitoral orgasm have an inferiority complex? Women who have vaginal orgasms have been found to have a lower resting heart rates and to be less likely to use maladaptive psychological coping mechanisms than those who don&amp;#x27;t. Stimulation of the elusive g-spot (vaginal rather than clitoral stimulation) has been found to increase a woman&amp;amp;#8217;s pain threshold (which could come in handy during childbirth). Oh screw it (pun intended), who cares? This is the best point ever: The author of the new essay series on this topic, professor Emmanuele Jannini says that a woman should understand her own body, but shouldn&amp;amp;#8217;t look for an orgasm like a race or a duty: &amp;amp;#8220;Looking for the G-spot orgams or the vaginal orgasm as a need, as a duty, is the best way to lose the happiness of sex.&amp;amp;#8221; Hear hear! Come as you are, er, as you can. Do you have vaginal orgasms or are you strictly clit-ly? Do you even care about the difference? More on orgasms? Oh oh OH yes!: *Orgasms: Scientists Wonder About the &amp;quot;Point&amp;quot; of Female Orgasms *A Foolproof Way to Have Better Orgasms. (Try It This Weekend!) *Ask An Expert: &amp;quot;Help! My (Engaged) Best Friend Has Never Had an Orgasm!&amp;quot; Photo: Thinkstock "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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