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I Told My Husband I Never Had An Orgasm. His Response Shocked Me.

I Told My Husband I Never Had An Orgasm. His Response Shocked Me.

The night I met my husband, we slunk into a faux denim sleeper sofa, a hand-me-down that resided in my parents’ basement for years, after too many PBRs and tequila shots. I insisted he watch several episodes of Scrubs, clumsily bringing my body closer to his on the squishy cushions, my limbs made limp by alcohol. Only a few months later, after one half-hearted attempt of moving that metal more-machine-than-couch, we gave up and I accepted the loss of my deposit as I moved out of my favourite urban apartment with antique chevron pine floors and into his tiny suburban house with a red door, three minutes from my childhood home, shrinking back into a town I’d longed to grow out of. In that house, a large overstuffed sofa covered in a nubby hunter green and white wide stripe greeted you just beyond the front door. It is where I sat, stoic, unable to look at the small white stick resting on the side of the bathroom sink, a blue plus sign quickly emerging — …

The 19 Best Sex Toys Of 2026 For Your Next Orgasm

The 19 Best Sex Toys Of 2026 For Your Next Orgasm

We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, HuffPost UK may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Oh, and FYI — prices are accurate and items in stock as of time of publication. This might sound dramatic, but I’m forever grateful I live in an age where sex toys are more normalised than ever. Just think about it: for hundreds of years, men’s pleasure has reigned supreme. And good for them – who doesn’t want to maximise their pleasure in life? But everyone should have equal opportunity to get off, and unfortunately, the orgasm gap persists in 2026. We still know criminally little about the female body; I mean, the clitoris has literally just been mapped in the same way as the penis. Plus, that eight in 10 women need clit stimulation to orgasm is still a little-known fact (they’re not teaching you that in sex ed, …

These Clit Suction Toys Could Solve The Orgasm Gap

These Clit Suction Toys Could Solve The Orgasm Gap

We hope you love the products we recommend! All of them were independently selected by our editors. Just so you know, HuffPost UK may collect a share of sales or other compensation from the links on this page if you decide to shop from them. Oh, and FYI — prices are accurate and items in stock as of time of publication. In the grand old year of 2026, you’d think we’d have orgasms down to a fine art. Look around you, sex tech is everywhere: on screens, in supermarkets, chemists, and even airports. Yet for some reason, the orgasm gap still exists. Of course, women are on the (non) receiving end of it. While 95% of straight men orgasm ‘most’ or ‘every time’ they have sex, only 65% of straight women can say the same. No wonder, because new research by Lovehoney shows that despite 90% of adults thinking they know where the clitoris (AKA the female pleasure hub) is, only 30% can correctly label it on a diagram. Plus, a mere 3% can identify …

New Findings Normalize Women’s Orgasm Differences

New Findings Normalize Women’s Orgasm Differences

Some women enjoy releasing fluid on orgasm. Others feel mortified that they’ve wet the bed. And some women who don’t release fluid worry that they’re abnormal. Some partners of squirters feel fine about it. Others fret. And some partners of non-squirting women wonder why they don’t. This issue may cause considerable anxiety. Those who feel stressed should feel comforted by recent studies. They show that whatever happens is normal. Controversy Reports of women releasing fluid on orgasm date back 2,000 years. Western physicians largely ignored the phenomenon until the 1970s, when it became quite controversial. Western sexologists first took this issue seriously in 1982, when eminent sex researchers coauthored a bestselling book, The G Spot and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality. It argued that pressing on the vagina’s front wall (the G-spot) triggered release of up to a teaspoon of milky fluid, which they called “female ejaculation.” They said it originated in the tiny Skene’s glands that surround the opening of women’s urethras. Scottish gynecologist Alexander Skene discovered the glands in 1880. He called …

Coital Alignment Technique: The Best Sex Position For Making Women Orgasm

Coital Alignment Technique: The Best Sex Position For Making Women Orgasm

You’ve probably heard of the orgasm gap: in heterosexual relationships, women statistically have fewer orgasms than men. Much can — and should! — be done to improve that, starting with a better understanding of what your partner needs to reliably get off. A good place to start is upgrading your go-to bedroom moves. Take the missionary position, for example. You and your partner may count this classic sex position as a favorite because of the intimacy it provides, but sex therapists say one small tweak can take it from “good” to much, much better. The “coital alignment technique,” aka CAT, is a modified version of missionary sex, where the man rides a little higher, sliding his body up an inch or two so that the base of the penis rubs against the woman’s clitoris. Here’s a little visual aid: Illustration by Isabella Carapella The “coital alignment technique,” aka CAT. In one study of women who were unable to orgasm from missionary sex, published in the Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, those who learned the …

Unusual Symptoms Women Have When They Orgasm

Unusual Symptoms Women Have When They Orgasm

There’s a term used to describe when a person experiences unusual physical or emotional reactions alongside an orgasm. Dubbed ‘peri-orgasmic phenomena’, you might’ve experienced it yourself – some people report physical symptoms like headache or a tingling sensation in their feet, some report emotional symptoms like sadness or an urge to cry. It’s not really spoken about, let alone researched, which is why a new study set out to explore how often women might experience these extra symptoms and when they are more likely to occur. What did the study find? A short video explaining peri-orgasmic phenomena was posted on social media to recruit women who experienced it. Women could then answer an anonymous survey about the unusual physical or emotional responses they’d experienced during and immediately after orgasm. A total of 3,800 women viewed the video – of these, 86 women reported experiencing peri-orgasmic phenomena and therefore responded to the online survey. Which physical symptoms do women experience when they orgasm? Of the women surveyed, 61% reported physical symptoms, including: headache (33%), muscle weakness …

Nosebleeds and crying during orgasm are rare — but normal responses, researchers stress

Nosebleeds and crying during orgasm are rare — but normal responses, researchers stress

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Headaches, bursts of laughter, crying and even nosebleeds during or following an orgasm are normal responses for women, new research suggests. While these and other sensations – even including hallucinations – are rare, they are within the realm of a normal sexual response, according to a new study from researchers at Northwestern University. “Women need to know that if they have uncontrollable peals of laughter every time they orgasm (and nothing was funny), they are not alone,” Dr. Lauren Streicher, a clinical professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a statement. The study is the first to examine how frequently and consistently women experience these responses and when they occur most often. The analysis was based on the anonymous responses of 3,800 women, 86 of whom said they …