{
  "id": 12187583,
  "title": "Sexual satisfaction is more closely tied to orgasm for women than for men, study finds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/sexual-satisfaction-is-more-closely-tied-to-orgasm-for-women-than-for",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:00:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PsyPost",
    "slug": "psypost",
    "url": "https://www.psypost.org/sexual-satisfaction-is-more-closely-tied-to-orgasm-for-women-than-for-men-study-finds/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A recent study conducted on Italian adults in heterosexual relationships has revealed that women experience orgasm less frequently than men. However, both men and women reported greater sexual satisfaction when they experienced orgasms more often. The study, published in Sexuality & Culture, found that women's orgasm frequency was more closely tied to their sexual satisfaction and to engaging in oral sex, while men's orgasm frequency was linked to practices such as using sex toys and watching erotic media. Researchers suggest that relationship factors, emotional closeness, communication, and sexual self-confidence play a significant role, particularly for women. Specific sexual practices, like having oral sex and sharing sexual fantasies, also influenced women's orgasm frequency more than men. This study aimed to understand the gender differences in orgasm experience and its implications for promoting more satisfying and equitable sexual experiences in couples.",
  "summary": "The orgasm gap shows up in Italy too: men reported more frequent orgasms than women. Among women, orgasm frequency was more closely tied to sexual satisfaction and oral sex, a new study finds.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}