We have to at least accept there is a sort of natural, physiological baseline. There has been strong evolutionary pressure on male orgasm because it is necessary for reproduction.
The article says:
>Men’s orgasm rates ranged from 70% to 85%, while women’s ranged from 46% to 58%.
The article does recognize there are "physiological" factors but omits it from their conclusion:
>This study revealed enduring disparities in orgasm rates from sexual intercourse, likely resulting from many factors, including sociocultural norms and inadequate sex education.
The gap remaining across ages would be consistent with physiological factors dominating.
I think it would be interesting to figure out what this natural baseline was. If you could take out all social factors and see the percentages. I imagine it would be far more skewed.
schiffern 25 minutes ago [-]
>The gap remaining across ages would be consistent with physiological factors [being non-zero].
If a gap remains, that indeed would be consistent with the hypothesis.
Whether or not the gap that actually remains is consistent (let alone causal) cannot be determined from these limited data.
Subtle difference in wording, big difference in meaning. The former is correct, but many readers will "upgrade" it to the latter, stronger claim.
snovymgodym 29 minutes ago [-]
Despite recent social developments, the tendency in academia and "polite society" is still to dance around or engage in pretty blatant doublespeak when it comes to anything that sounds like bioessentialism.
lava_pidgeon 1 hours ago [-]
For me the topic orgasm gap shows the hypocrisy of feminism: it was never about equality.
Men suffer from far worse health problems across many countries (having far short life spans) and discrimination issues acros all developed education systems. Yet 1.) many feminist denies these problems, saying it's men's fault
2.) these problems have far more consequences in life than unsatisfied sex life
3.) an invidual woman can avoid this issue a lot easier than boy facing discrimination in the education system. (Just change the partner, don't start a commitment)
In time of limited public attention education and health issues must be addressed than the organism gap.
dang 4 minutes ago [-]
Please don't take HN threads on generic ideological tangents. That's like going the wrong way on a one-way street and breaking the speed limit at the same time.
Women have an easier time dating, women get 60+% of the college degrees, and now get most of the jobs. Women have nothing to complain about in 2026 America.
The article says:
>Men’s orgasm rates ranged from 70% to 85%, while women’s ranged from 46% to 58%.
The article does recognize there are "physiological" factors but omits it from their conclusion:
>This study revealed enduring disparities in orgasm rates from sexual intercourse, likely resulting from many factors, including sociocultural norms and inadequate sex education.
The gap remaining across ages would be consistent with physiological factors dominating.
I think it would be interesting to figure out what this natural baseline was. If you could take out all social factors and see the percentages. I imagine it would be far more skewed.
Whether or not the gap that actually remains is consistent (let alone causal) cannot be determined from these limited data.
Subtle difference in wording, big difference in meaning. The former is correct, but many readers will "upgrade" it to the latter, stronger claim.
In time of limited public attention education and health issues must be addressed than the organism gap.
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/09/04/jobs-report-women-payrol...