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Genes and orgasms
A woman's genetic make-up accounts for at least a third of her ability to climax during sex, say researchers, and may even account for as much as 60%.
Here is one good summary. Here is further discussion.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on June 7, 2005 at 10:21 PM in Science | Permalink
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