Sexual orgasm rush

It's the only thing that feels better than diving into a cool lake on a sweltering day, biting into a juicy cheeseburger when you're starving, or even getting your wallet back after losing it on vacation abroad. An orgasm is that good. Which is why it bites that it doesn't happen more often. According to several major surveys, only 25 percent of women always climax during sex with a partner.

You know sex feels good, but do you know why? Read on to learn about what's going on in your head when you orgasm—and how it affects your health. Despite plenty of research into the topic, the female orgasm is still something of a mystery. Do vaginal orgasms really exist? What about the G-spot? The most recent rulings: nope and nope, according to a report in Clinical Anatomy.

Due to the heteronormative nature of the research conducted on this topic, the information in this article does not reference intersex individuals. However, orgasm is an experience that can be achieved by many individuals regardless of genitalia and we encourage readers to use this article to become interested in what may be happening to their body during orgasm. Sexual arousal and orgasm are extremely complex biological functions, affecting numerous areas of the body from the skin to the brain. To make matters even more complicated, so much about the orgasm differs between the sexes—from the how, to the why, to the when. In addition to the physiological intricacies, sexual desire, arousal and orgasm are often social activities that reflect the complexities of intimate human interaction.

The female orgasm is generally regarded as a magical, mysterious thing. It relies on all kinds of intriguing bits like the G spot and the clitoris. We asked a bunch of women to describe what exactly an orgasm feels like for them.