ABSTRACT
Although much is known about both the physiology and psycho-dynamics of the male orgasm, the mechanisms underlying orgasm in the female remain shadowy and obscure. On the physiological side is the fact that the female orgasm is not accompanied by an objectively perceptible emission as is that of the male, which not only makes it difficult at times for the woman herself to recognize, but also makes it impossible for any external observer to be certain about it. Most psychoanalytical concepts about the physiology of the female orgasm date back to Freud’s classic formulation in his Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex. The psychological factors involved in feminine frigidity are manifold. Orgasms represent a discharge of the spinal center which has been initiated primarily by cerebral excitation.
