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Abstract
This paper, as the title suggests, dives into the overmedicalization of the female orgasm, and subsequently, the orgasm gap. It touches on five commonly believed reasons for the orgasm gap– women’s orgasm difficulty, biology, men’s fault, interpersonal communication issues, and sociocultural influence– and it links all of them to overmedicalization. It describes overmedicalization as the actual issue that needs to be resolved, and thus proposes a solution of increased and more comprehensive sexual health. It argues that better sexual health will help tackle overmedicalization as both clinicians and citizens become more aware of how to fight overmedicalization. It concludes by talking about larger implications of patriarchal worldviews, the biomedical model, the state, and the profit motive.
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Dybvik, Mackenzie
(2025)
"The Overmedicalization of the Female Orgasm and the Orgasm Gap,"
The Agora: Vol. 3, Article 6.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.nmsu.edu/the-agora/vol3/iss1/6