The Science of Orgasm
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The Science of Orgasm

  1. English
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eBook - ePub

About this book

Winner, 2007 Bonnie and Vern L. Bullough Book Award, Foundation for the Scientific Study of Sexuality

This fascinating and comprehensive book is the first to explore the complex biological process leading to orgasm. Here, sexuality researcher and nurse Beverly Whipple, coauthor of the international best-selling book The G Spot and Other Discoveries about Human Sexuality, joins neuroscientist Barry R. Komisaruk and endocrinologist Carlos Beyer-Flores to view orgasm through the lenses of behavioral neuroscience along with cognitive and physiological sciences.

The authors explain how and why orgasms happen, why they fail to happen, and what brain and body events are put into play at the moment of orgasm. No topic is left unexplored, as the book describes the genital-brain connection, how the brain produces orgasms, how aging affects orgasm, and the effects of prescription medication, street drugs, hormones, disorders, and diseases.

Covering every type of sexual peak experience in women and menfrom intense to phantom—this informative and entertaining work illuminates the hows, whats, and wherefores of orgasm.

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Yes, you can access The Science of Orgasm by Barry R. Komisaruk,Carlos Beyer-Flores,Beverly Whipple in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Biology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. 1 Definitions of Orgasm
  8. 2 Different Nerves, Different Orgasmic Feelings
  9. 3 Bodily Changes at Orgasm
  10. 4 Are Orgasms Good for Your Health?
  11. 5 When Things Go Wrong
  12. 6 Diseases That Affect Orgasm
  13. 7 How Aging Affects Orgasm
  14. 8 Pleasure and Satisfaction with and without Orgasm
  15. 9 The Nervous System Connection
  16. 10 The Neurochemistry of Orgasm
  17. 11 Effects of Medication
  18. 12 Counteracting Medication Side Effects
  19. 13 Recreational Stimulant Drugs and Orgasm
  20. 14 Depressant Drugs and Orgasm
  21. 15 Herbal Therapies
  22. 16 Hormones and Orgasm
  23. 17 Mechanism of Action of Sex Steroids
  24. 18 Nonreproductive Hormones in Orgasm
  25. 19 Atypical Orgasms
  26. 20 The Genital-Brain Connection
  27. 21 Orgasms after Brain Surgery or Brain Damage
  28. 22 Imaging the Brain during Sexual Arousal and Orgasm
  29. 23 The Cast of Characters How Brain Components Contribute to Orgasm
  30. 24 Consciousness and Orgasm
  31. Glossary
  32. References
  33. Index