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Latest News from the ISSM - August 12, 2016 Member Login
Women Fail to Reach Orgasm for Many Reasons

Arousal, distress, and latency to orgasm can all play a role in a woman's inability to reach orgasm, according to a new Journal of Sexual Medicine study. 

A team of American researchers surveyed 866 women between the ages of 18 and 60.  (The participants' average age was 23 years).  Almost half the women had trouble reaching orgasm.  

About half of the women with orgasm problems had trouble with arousal. And 57% said they felt moderate to severe distress about their inability to climax. 

However, women in this group rated their relationship quality similarly to women who had no orgasm difficulties, suggesting that overall relationships could remain satisfactory in spite of sexual issues. 

Latency to orgasm - the time it took to climax - could be different for women and men, the authors noted. 

Learn more about this study here. 

ISSM Biennial Business Meeting to be Held in China

Please note that the Biennial Business Meeting of ISSM Members will take place on Friday, September 23, 2016 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing. 

The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. local time.

The meeting will include elections for ISSM officers and directors as well as reports on items of general interest to members. 

Full ISSM members in good standing will vote for the following vacant positions on the ISSM Board of Directors: 

  • President-Elect
  • Secretary General
  • Two (2) Members-at-Large

More information, including the meeting's agenda and candidates' personal statements, is available here. 

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