The role of oxytocin transmission in sexual preferences and reproductive behavioural responses
Pavlicev et al.(1) offer an experimental test of the ovulatory homolog model of female orgasm in rabbits. While we appreciate the importance of designing animal models of such elusive phenomena, there are several issues we would like to address.
Oxytocin acutely affects female rat sexual behaviour
Male rats trained to associate a neutral odor or rodent jacket on a female with their post-ejaculatory reward state display a preference to ejaculate with females bearing the odor or jacket. This conditioned ejaculatory preference (CEP) can be …
The effect of i.p. oxytocin administration on sexually conditioned partner preference
Oxytocin neurons are activated by males associated with past copulation
Studies show that women reach climax less often than men do during sexual encounters together.
The nature of a woman’s orgasm has been a source of scientific, political, and cultural debate for over a century. Since the Victorian era, the pendulum has swung from the vagina to the clitoris, and to some extent back again, with the current debate …