We tried for the first seven years. I just could not come when he was in me. I loved our sex, I loved him holding me, but I could not come in intercourse. I came every other way, but the feeling to get to orgasm wasn’t there.
WIFE
I have already mentioned the difference between orgasm and psychasm. Orgasms are organ-based, physiological reflexes characterized by rhythmic muscular contractions in the pelvic region that are associated with the release of accumulated physiological tension. In women, the uterus, the outer third of the vagina, and the anal sphincter contract. There may be three or four contractions in some of these orgasms to as many as fifteen with other orgasms. This is the Type I orgasm brought on primarily by the stimulation of the Ñ area.
Type II orgasm includes an opening or gaping of the outer third of the vagina. The uterus pulls down, and some researchers say that an “A-frame” shape of the vagina results (unlike the “tenting” of the Type I orgasm, in which there is contraction instead of opening of the outer third of the vagina). Stimulation of the G area seems involved in the Type II orgasm.
Both Type I and Type II or a blend of the two can take place in intercourse or in masturbation. Some researchers call these vulval, uterine, and blended respectively. The women in the couples group seldom experienced orgasm of either type in intercourse. Of the 1,000 wives, 86 reported Type I (56), Type II (20), or blended (3) orgasms in intercourse. Seven wives reported orgasms, but could not differentiate as to type. Their reports are purely subjective, i without observational verification. The husbands substantiated the reports either by repeating what their wives had told them or de- ‘ scribing sensations they detected in their wives. The remainder of the women (914), at five-year follow-up, reported no orgasm in intercourse.
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