Women can have 3 types of orgasm, scientists discover

Publish date: 2024-07-13

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Well, they always said good things come in threes.

A male professor — known globally as the “the vagina scientist” — has found that women orgasm in three distinct ways, according to his earth-shattering new study published in August’s Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Dr. James Pfaus, a professor of neuroscience at Charles University in Prague, led a research crew that recruited 54 female case studies, who were then asked to masturbate to climax using a Bluetooth-connected vibrator naughtily named “the Lioness.”

The specialized sex toy featured two sensors on its sides designed to detect the force of pelvic floor contractions that induce the big-O.

Dr. Pfaus and his fellow scientists subsequently analyzed the dirty data, discovering that the muscles moved in three different ways depending on the woman.

Participants were asked to masturbate to climax using a Bluetooth-connected vibrator naughtily named “the Lioness.” Shutterstock

The most common type of orgasm was called “the wave,” whereby women reach climax through waves of tension and release via the pelvic floor muscles.

The second type of orgasm was dubbed “an avalanche.” Women who experience this type of orgasm usually have higher tension in their pelvic floor which suddenly lowers when they come.

Meanwhile, Pfaus labelled the third type of orgasm a “volcano,” as it sees the pelvic floor stay steady at a lower tension before suddenly “exploding” at climax.

Although another study published in January’s journal of Social Psychological and Personality Science found that many women fake sexual pleasure to protect the “fragile” male ego, the U of Prague scientists found that 11 women actually experienced the volcano,17 experienced an avalanche orgasm and 26 experienced the wave.

The most common type of orgasm was called “the wave,” whereby women reach climax through waves of tension and release via the pelvic floor muscles. Getty Images/iStockphoto

In a statement, Pfaus said he and his kinky colleagues are now penetrating even deeper, conducting a separate study on a larger scale and over a longer time period.

“We are using the Lioness to see how these different patterns are experienced subjectively as orgasms, as levels of pleasure, where the stimulation that induces them largely comes from,” he stated.

Much research on the illusive female orgasm has been conducted of late, with a study published by a private gynecology clinic in New York last month finding that missionary is the easiest position for women to achieve climax.

The research found the position was the best way to get blood flow to the clitoris, especially if their hips were propped up by a pillow while their man worked away on top of them.

Meg Ryan memorably faked an onscreen orgasm in the legendary “I’ll have what she’s having” scene from the classic 1989 rom-com “When Harry Met Sally.” Columbia Pictures/Everett Collection

Meanwhile, a British study that made headlines in June found that the quality of your female orgasm hinges on your DNA — meaning the capacity to climax comes down to your parents. Researchers at St. Thomas’ Hospital in London and Keele University found that genetic factors played an important role, accounting for up to 60% of a woman’s ability to reach the big O.

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