So if you want to get balanced — and stay balanced — well, you should try to get off. Indeed that whole approach to orgasm assumes that women climax like men. We now know that orgasm in both women and men! We also know that oxytocin is maximally released one minute after those lovely clitoral contractions…AND that oxytocin levels can be increased simply by physical stimulation of the clitoris, vagina, cervix, and breasts. No scary side effects like breast cancer, heart disease and stroke.
Female sexual arousal: genital anatomy and orgasm in intercourse.
Female sexual arousal: genital anatomy and orgasm in intercourse.
Photo by Nemanja Glumac via Stocksy. If you think that the penis and vagina are settled facts from which to infer identity, you're a few years behind contemporary transgender discourse. Thanks to the trans movement, mainstream America has become increasingly aware of the concept of the "gender binary" in recent years. But while many rightfully use this argument to shift discourse away from trans bodies, the reality of the transsexual body is nevertheless important: It disrupts conventional and harmful ideas about intrinsic and unalterable sex differences. The experiences of some transgender women who are taking cross-sex hormone therapy may provide much needed insight into the human body's potential, while also challenging dumb ideas about fixed and unchangeable gender.
Study: Oxytocin ('the Love Hormone') Makes Men in Relationships Want to Stay Away From Other Women
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