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#559 - David Puts - What Use Is The Female Orgasm?

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Why Does the Female Orgasm Exist? What's the Function of It?

David Wheeler: Why does the female orgasm exist? What's the function of it? He says if he had to put his money on a hypothesis, it would be that it functions in mate choice. Wheeler: There's some evidence that orgasm increases the probability of conception. But there's also lots of evidence that when women feel closer to their partners and have an emotional connection, that orgasm is more likely as well.

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