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Female orgasm ability related to walking style

A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journal of the International Society for Sexual Medicine and the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health.

Led by Stuart Brody of the University of the West of Scotland in collaboration with colleagues in Belgium, the study involved 16 female Belgian university students. Subjects completed a questionnaire on their sexual behavior and were then videotaped from a distance while walking in a public place. The videotapes were rated by two professors of sexology and two research assistants trained in the functional-sexological approach to sexology, who were not aware of the women's orgasmic history.

The results showed that the appropriately trained sexologists were able to correctly infer vaginal orgasm through watching the way the women walked over 80 percent of the time. Further analysis revealed that the sum of stride length and vertebral rotation was greater for the vaginally orgasmic women. "This could reflect the free, unblocked energetic flow from the legs through the pelvis to the spine," the authors note.

There are several plausible explanations for the results shown by this study. One possibility is that a woman's anatomical features may predispose her to greater or lesser tendency to experience vaginal orgasm. According to Brody, "Blocked pelvic muscles, which might be associated with psychosexual impairments, could both impair vaginal orgasmic response and gait." In addition, vaginally orgasmic women may feel more confident about their sexuality, which might be reflected in their gait. "Such confidence might also be related to the relationship(s) that a woman has had, given the finding that specifically penile-vaginal orgasm is associated with indices of better relationship quality," the authors state. Research has linked vaginal orgasm to better mental health.

The study provides some support for assumptions of a link between muscle blocks and sexual function, according to the authors. They conclude that it may lend credibility to the idea of incorporating training in movement, breathing and muscle patterns into the treatment of sexual dysfunction.

"Women with orgasmic dysfunction should be treated in a multi-disciplinary manner" says Irwin Goldstein, Editor-in-Chief of The Journal of Sexual Medicine."Although small, this study highlights the potential for multiple therapies such as expressive arts therapy incorporating movement and physical therapy focusing on the pelvic floor."

September 4, 2008

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gasm gait

May 27, 2009 by Anonymous, 5 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 36871

pelvic floor muscles react the same way with any orgasm
I'm sure any other women who've experienced orgasms would agree!

Ludicrous...

May 26, 2009 by Anonymous, 5 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 36848

Anyone who genuinely believes that there is anything remotely "scientific" about this study, or that it has any place in the realms of science clearly has no idea about the basics of empirical scientific research. I suggest that those of you who believe that this "study" is valid consider going back to GCSE science, because this "research" fails at the most basic of levels.

Laughable

May 24, 2009 by Anonymous, 5 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 36814

I've never read such a ridiculous article in my life.
A study with 16 participants? How totally unprofessional to spout such nonesense based on 16 people.
As for the guy who "serviced 30 women last year" - women are people you know, not cars.

very important new scientifc discoveries

May 22, 2009 by Anonymous, 6 weeks 21 hours ago
Comment id: 36789

Yes, hello--
I am a highly regarded scientist from East Angola. My all-women group of scientific cohorts is currently performing a similar experiment. We are videotaping university men, chosen on the basis of broadness in chest, musculature in arms, and high ratings in the attractivity scale of hirsuit growth patterns (for these three traits correspond strongly with testosterone levels). We record these subjects acting in various authoritative roles in public spaces, with according uniforms/resources given them for the purpose of the study.

We are trying to determine if there is, indeed, a correlation between authoritative self-esteem and complete loss of perception as to the scope of reality/ their own fallibility/totally ridiculous and self-serving ideas masked as scientific pusuits. In other words, is it an anomoly or actually quite often that a white lab coat equals "watching girls go walking by", as Mick Jagger sings, turning into mind-boggingly ridiculous "scientific" discoveries?

If you would like to help fund this venture, please go to www.completelyassanine.com
or
http://www.thefword.org.uk/features/2009/04/for_the_good_of

And thank you in advance for your wish to increase woman kind's knowledge of these important matters!

genes and jeans but not 'G'

April 27, 2009 by Anonymous, 9 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 36391

Walking style has a great geographical, social and religious variability. Authors should know that there are many societies in the world where girl children are being trained for the ‘walking etiquette'. A specific design of costume is also a causal factor which can alter the walking style. Moreover, a mathematics student is not necessarily walk in the same manner as the fashion art student.

Kailash Manda

Shut up

April 13, 2009 by Anonymous, 11 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 36100

Please, shut up. Your stupid spouting contradicts years and years of scientific study.

There is a difference

March 7, 2009 by Anonymous, 16 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 35201

I have both and yes, there are such things as vaginal orgasms. And they are really good.

Laila

February 25, 2009 by Anonymous, 18 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 34840

Errr... you guys don't seriously believe this do you? I assure you: there is no such thing as a vaginal orgasm. There is however such a thing as the clitoral tissue deeper inside (call it the g-spot if you like) being stimulated enough to climax. There is in fact also such a thing as feeling an orgasm both around the g-spot as clitoris when both areas are stimulated - combined orgasm. But at the end of the day, no matter where you feel it, it's all the same thing. In essense clitoral, so to speak. I can't believe people are still so ignorant. By the way, purely "clitoral" orgasms are more intense, most women will agree on that one.

you are too funny...

February 11, 2009 by Anonymous, 20 weeks 2 days ago
Comment id: 34475

you are too funny...

Are there any videos

January 25, 2009 by Anonymous, 22 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 33936

So we can see the "orgasmic gait"?

I've also noticed that frigid women are that way for a reason. They don't have vaginal orgasms and they probably don't have clitoral ones as well.

Does any one know of a cheap device that can show "orgasmic brainwaves". I'm learning to give women orgasms by hypnosis and what to prove that I'm actually giving them orgasms.

Harry Mete

Female Orgasm

January 9, 2009 by Anonymous, 25 weeks 17 hours ago
Comment id: 33688

Upon reflecting I do believe that to be true. After servicing more than 30 women last year and having observed their gait before and after copulation, I do believe there is some truth to this study. However on occassion, some of the women I serviced could barely walk and for some this condition lasted more than a week. But I attribute that to vigorous and violent penetration lasting for a substantial amount of time. Interesting observation though.

oh please!

December 16, 2008 by Anonymous, 28 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 33399

Vaginal orgasm is very real. spare me the feminist hyperbole.

follow through

November 22, 2008 by Anonymous, 31 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 33026

where are the tapes?

It is not a scientific study

October 12, 2008 by Anonymous, 37 weeks 6 days ago
Comment id: 32356

It is not a scientific study, by opportunist sexologists! Vaginal orgasm and G-spot don’t exist: Sexologists should spread certainties for all women not hypotheses without scientific bases and it is possible stimulate the clitoris during the vaginal intercourse with fingers always (also during first time). See video in it.youtube.com/ newsexology

correlation vs. causation, people!!

October 6, 2008 by Anonymous, 38 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 32284

Sounds more like gait is an indicator of confidence, which is obviously going to be more strongly associated with orgasm experience. And doesn't that logically make the most sense?!

Woman's orgasm ability and muscle connection well established

September 25, 2008 by Anonymous, 40 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 32137

The obsevation that there is a relationship between a womans vaginal orgasmic ability and her walk is not too surprising.

The importance of pelvic muscle development and female orgasmic ability has been demonstrated numerous times ever since Dr. Kegel first recognized it.

Pelvic muscle strength and training has a direct effect on a woman's posture and back health. Good pelvic muscle strength would naturally effect how a woman carries herself as she walks.

A chiropracter friend of mine routinely prescribes pelvic muscle strengthening for his female patients to address their chronic back pain. He tells me for those women who follow his recommendations not only improve their back posture and eliminate back pain, they also report improved sexual enjoyment. Not a surprize.

One woman openly shared how she went from barely tolerating sex for the sake of her marriage to developing the ability to spontaneously vaginally orgasm at will through the development of her pelvic muscles and changes in her diet. She then enjoyed sex so much her husband had to ask her for breaks as the daily sex and her desire for mutliple orgasms was too much for him keep up with.

David Christian Solomon
www.EasyOrgasmDiet.com

You can tell when a women has gotten laid

September 9, 2008 by Anonymous, 42 weeks 3 days ago
Comment id: 31873

I've seen it plenty of times: single woman isn't getting any for a while, she gets lucky one night, comes into work the next morning, and someone will inevitably say "well someone got lucky last night! I can tell by the way you walk!"

I think vaginal orgasm may loosen up the muscles in the pelvic region, leading to a more "feminine walk". I'm a male, but similarly, I know that after an orgasm, I definitely have more "spring in my step".

Makes sense

September 9, 2008 by Anonymous, 42 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 31869

As a woman who can orgasm regularly and easily, I have to say that orgasming makes all the muscles in the pelvis loosen, and you certainly feel much more confident and sexy having regular orgasm, so a more confident and 'sexual' stride makes some sense. However, I find it hard to believe that this is measurable, not to mention the fact that a 'sexy' walk can easily be adopted, without the orgasm.

Copy Cat

September 8, 2008 by Anonymous, 42 weeks 4 days ago
Comment id: 31858

This info is picked from Times of India newspaper

4810

September 8, 2008 by Anonymous, 42 weeks 5 days ago
Comment id: 31856

That is the current number of reads for this article. The previous and next article have 957 and 361 respectively.

It's just interesting to know that, even in geek circles, sex sells.

Now, excuse me while I study how to figure out a womans sexual experience by watching her walk. :)

Effect and Cause

September 5, 2008 by Anonymous, 43 weeks 16 hours ago
Comment id: 31835

Interesting. The study found not only a relationship between gait and vaginal orgasms but it also happens that the 'orgasm gait' is the kind of gait that expresses sexual confidence.
I assume that in this study a gait that expresses sexual confidence means walking in a stereotypical female fashion. I somehow suspect, that women who walk in a way that is very stereotypical female might also tend to feel that it would be inept for a women to not have vaginal orgasms - and hence might be slightly more likely to misrepresent their sexual history when completing a questionnaire.

What I am trying to say, is that I think the study found that women who walk in a more sexy way are also more likely to say they have vaginal orgasms.

hard to believe

September 5, 2008 by Anonymous, 43 weeks 20 hours ago
Comment id: 31828

Actually, the article says orgasmic history, not ability to have vaginal orgasms.
This implies they can determine if the woman have actually had vaginal orgasms by watching them walk.
Does this mean that the first vaginal orgasm permanetly changes a woman walk?

Validity

September 5, 2008 by Anonymous, 43 weeks 22 hours ago
Comment id: 31823

Apart from that i'd think that a sample size of 16 is rather small to state that there is a causal relationship. But if sexology experts can infer the ability to experience vaginal orgasms with an 80% accuracy i'm not surprised that there is a correlation with some external factor such as gait.

accuracy

September 4, 2008 by Anonymous, 43 weeks 1 day ago
Comment id: 31808

of course the scotts and belgiums are doing this study...
http://www.vaonlineservices.com l>

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