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This Mary Roach Keynote Reveals Odd Facts Concerning Orgasms
Andrew Robertson — April 19, 2012 — Keynote Trends
Part history lesson part biology seminar and entirely entertaining, this Mary Roach keynote goes over several different myths and odd facts concerning orgasms. The science journalist discusses experiments carried out by Dr. Alfred Kinsey as well as Masters and Johnsons, some of which expose bizarre impressions people held towards the source of and potential health benefits of orgasms.
Some of Mary Roach's more peculiar facts involve the idea of "up-sucking," the belief that an orgasm will cause a higher percentage for a woman to get pregnant. The method, while not entirely proven to cause much of a difference in humans, is used by pig farmers who stimulate the sow while she's being artificially inseminated in order to produce a 6% increase in the farrowing rate.
Funny and interesting, the speaker does not shy away from discussing the intricacies of a common biological occurrence.
Some of Mary Roach's more peculiar facts involve the idea of "up-sucking," the belief that an orgasm will cause a higher percentage for a woman to get pregnant. The method, while not entirely proven to cause much of a difference in humans, is used by pig farmers who stimulate the sow while she's being artificially inseminated in order to produce a 6% increase in the farrowing rate.
Funny and interesting, the speaker does not shy away from discussing the intricacies of a common biological occurrence.
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