Women and sex: it's complicated
11 January 2010Provided by: New Zealand Press Association
Toronto, Canada SHNS - Not that this is going to come as an earth-shaking surprise to many folks, but there's a complicated difference between women and men when it comes to sex.
Canadian researchers have analysed almost 40 years of sex research and found that while erections and male feelings of sexual desire almost always go hand-in-hand, the link between a female's feelings of desire -- and her body's physiological response -- is often much more complicated.
The findings, published online in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, give a more definitive answer to a question that has interested sex researchers for decades: do men and women differ in their physical response to sexual stimuli? "I think it's important for women to realise that their physiological response is different from men," said Meredith Chivers, a psychology professor at Queen's University in Kinston in Ontario. "They can have physiological responses and not feel sexually aroused. But that's normal."
The analysis looked at 134 studies, published between 1969 and 2007, involving more than 2500 women and 1900 men. Participants were asked how aroused they felt during and after exposure to a variety of stimuli. This subjective measure of arousal was compared with physiological responses: changes in penile erection for men and changes in genital blood flow for women.
The men's subjective ratings more closely matched their physiological measures than the women's. Men's brains and bodies were almost always in agreement, while there was more often a reported inconsistency between women's bodies and minds.
For example, Chivers's previous research suggests women can be physically aroused by a wide variety of sexual imagery, but they don't report feeling any lust or desire -- a disconnect in essence between the vagina and brain.
Chivers said the findings generate questions for future research: does low concordance influence a person's sexual function? And if it's a problem, how can it be fixed?
The authors offered several possible theories about why men and women differ this way. One involves natural selection: since men require an erection to have intercourse, it makes sense that a male who always gets an erection will have a biological advantage over one who doesn't achieve one when he feels aroused.
On the other hand, it can be advantageous for females to be choosy about their mates. So having greater independence between what their body signals and what their brain is saying about a partner's staying power might increase the success of their offspring.
Some scientists, however, believe there are better methods to measure a woman's bodily changes. As an alternative to measuring blood flow to the vagina, for example, McGill University researchers are looking at ways to measure clitoral changes.
Alexander McKay, Toronto-based research coordinator of the Sex Information and Education Council of Canada, says people shouldn't get too hung up on deciphering subtle body changes in their partners, anyway. "The person who is relying on physiological cues to try and pick up whether a partner is keen ... is a person who is barking up the wrong tree," he said. "In modern culture, a person signals a readiness for sexual activity through a whole range of cues aside from a purely physiological response."
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What is spiritual partner?
Is it a partner with whom the woman shares booze?
As for the topic.....I disagree with "Men's brains and bodies were almost always in agreement, while there was more often a reported inconsistency between women's bodies and minds". Women's brains and bodies are also almost always in agreement, but to get woman excited they need something different than demonstrating silly pictures of naked men. Don't forget, woman is much more complicated creature than a man,specially when it comes to sex. Woman’s desire is based on emotions. Viewing the soulless images wouldn’t take her too far..
it might help a lot when she is with her spiritual partner though..
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Women & sex: It's Complicated????
Now what about women is simple anyway. Wasting time & money on something which is so obvious.
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and you are spot on :)
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Khanan, I hope i am within your exceptional frame.. ;)
Da, have a mercy, make also some exception!
Even Mr.Paul use to always make two exceptions: for at-that-time Gypsy, and someone QS..
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Please Great Gandhi, don't answer to this thread it has too much civil dissent feelings towards the bollywood ladies.
interesting thread, and who made Da the resident sexpert??
yeah rev many of the post are deleted by MOD as those posts were not related from the actual thread subject
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Okeeeeey I killed my msg myself.. Happy ? Huhhh
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Why are you following us and reminding us of Guidelines..
Let us enjoy in our native lang for a min. some message cobveyed in native lang had its meaning. :D
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north Americans are all lazy bums? heheh
yes they all happen to sleep 4 hours in the day and only work 5 hours in total including 12 prayer breaks...
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sex is in the eyes of beholder :P
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You find Canadian boys sexy!
Hmmm what should I make of this?
No Canadian boys are sexier than Canadian girls.
Haa how i wish i was a girl and dated a Canadian boy :D
is one of the greatest hijacker on QL..
he hijack topics and divert it completely another direction..
Sam sha :P
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May be Canadian girls are sexy for Canadian boys.
got a bodyguard and rescue team :D
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yea actualy we all got into complications.. the fault goes Da..
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Rescue team will protect you...!!
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Cool down folks. Its nothing but a research published in the newspaper. I have just copied from Reuters news feed.
Oh yea brit chick are way hot my sexy score meter is giving me errors lol
oh and that Celine Dion eeeew
I support your first comment - with two exceptions
Qatarisun will kill you soon for these comments
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exceptions....
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ahan... i guess u havn't seen me yet and nor will u eva see me ... so I dont like to have points from u either....Huh..!!
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Perfect curves and good body and smoky too :D
Ok ok fine Olive i will give you hmm 5 out of 10 :P
I dont mind scoring 00/10000 either lol..
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Define Sexy..
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Prefer Latino chicks South Americans not North Americans they are just all lazy bums :D
and Olive yea i have my new boxing gloves black one with pins on it am ready.
and Rev.s the score is 00/10 no sexy chick.
DaRuDe ....you dont own this site....or do you?.... ;)
I thought you supported freedom of speech ....lol
LOL. Women in Canada are most definitely NOT refusing to have sex with Canadian men Khalid. What else are we supposed to do on those cold winter evenings. :)
If the responses were the same then there would not be attraction between a man and a woman.
See I will assume that in Canada women are refusing to have marriage or relation with men in Canada, then after 200 or 300 years there will be no people in Canada right !!
We are created as males to be attracted to females and vice versa.
This research is showing what is the common sense.
Congratulation.
Next time I see you Da, It's boom pow straight to the moon.
after all Da is ur friend...huh I hate u too lol
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I do agree that women and sex is complicated and no need to read a lot, research a lot by the so called researchers...
IT IS LIFE,TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT ;)
with few expections :P
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coz Canadians Roxzzzz....MUUUAHS to canada...
Da don't be jealous..jus coz u haven't seen canadian girls around, they are hawt.
I hate you for saying this....
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They wanted to bring out the best in you :)
ontario...research is right :)
...listen to the sound of silence....
Since yesday all i am reading on Qatarliving is Canada Canada Canada.
You guys know i Hate Canadians and Canada then why are you torturing me :/
And Canadian girls arent sexy at alllllllll :D