The female orgasm, which has mystified scholars since the days of Aristotle, might have once had a hand in inducing ovulation, according to new research published Monday in JEZ-Molecular and ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences have developed a live imaging method that reveals the process of ovulation in unprecedented detail. The team followed initial ...

Despite our increasing knowledge of the human brain, evolution and general biological processes, one thing has remained a mystery: why females orgasm. Now, researchers from the University of Vienna in ...

The female orgasm has been a complex and difficult-to-study and understand phenomenon for centuries. Now researchers have come up with an easier way of studying female orgasms using rabbits. They ...

An egg is fertilized by sperm. Women don’t need to orgasm to be successful reproductively. But in earlier mammals, something similar is needed to ovulate. Credit: Sarah Jones (Debut Art) It’s tempting ...

A study suggests a possible evolutionary origin of female orgasm. Female orgasm is a complex neuroendocrine process that is unlikely to have evolved by chance but is unnecessary for successful ...

Source: Original cartoon by Alexandra Martin, inspired by an interview retort from Sharon Stone In evolutionary terms, the female orgasm is one of the most intriguing aspects of human reproduction.

As anyone who has had their period will know, menstrual cycles are a complicated business. Not only can cycles be unpredictable—even the best period-monitoring app in the world can’t seem to tell me ...

Ovulation is the term for when a mature egg is released from the ovary. It’s part of the menstrual cycle and plays a major role in pregnancy. Ovulation is a part of your menstrual cycle. It occurs ...

“I’m pretty excited that it’s being published because people are going to start talking about female orgasms and getting a fresh look at how much we don’t know about female orgasms,” Indiana ...

Interestingly the article suggests that the cyclical ovulation is the cause for the evolution of the orgasm, but I wonder if there is a physical reason, such as standing up right that may have moved ...