In considerable but lucid detail, three researchers from different fields address every aspect of the science behind orgasms, from why they feel so good to whether transsexual men with surgically created vaginas can have them. New Scientist 2006 Approach the book with any question you can conjure about the whys and wherefores of orgasm and you'll receive a minutely detailed ... Read moreanswer that incorporates findings from the latest sex research. Psychology Today 2006 Behind its tongue-in-cheek 'plain brown wrapper' cover, this unique book offers a thorough compilation of what modern science, from biomechanics to neurochemistry, knows about the secrets of orgasm. Publishers Weekly 2006 Those with real faith in science as an exit route from dysfunction might want to check out The Science of Orgasm. Elle 2006 The authors cast gimlet eyes over such subjects as multiple and phantom orgasm, as well as the biological process and the effects of various drugs on it. A most stimulating read. Gay Times 2007 A neuroscientist, an endocrinologist and a sex researcher team up to create an impressively comprehensive book about orgasms. In intimate detail, authors Barry R. Komisaruk, Carlos Beyer-Flores and Beverly Whipple... discuss the history, mechanics, physiology and neurochemistry of this most mysterious of physical events. Los Angeles Times 2007 Twenty-five years after she made the G-Spot famous, Professor Beverly Whipple is still probing the mysteries of the female orgasm. She has shifted her focus higher up the body-to the brain-exploring the areas that light up when women climax. Sydney Morning Herald 2007 Important information about sexuality... Highly recommended. Choice 2007 There are very few books on this subject area and the book is highly commended. It is certainly one to add to the personal library of clinicians working in human sexuality. Journal of Sexual Relationship and Therapy (UK) 2007 This is a very easy book to read... There are very few books on this subject area and the book is highly recommended.
Kevan R. Wylie Sexual and Relationship Therapy 2007 A readable comprehensive account on the literature of orgasm. All psychosexual clinics will need to have a copy as well as anyone who advises others about psychosexual problems.
Nick Dunn British Journal of Psychiatry 2007 The authors should be congratulated on taking the trouble to produce a readable comprehensive account of the literature on orgasm. All psychosexual clinics will need to have a copy as well as anyone who advises others about psychosexual problems. British Journal of Psychiatry 2007 The book deserves its eye-catching title... An excellent, well-written assembly of the current scientific understanding of not only the phenomenon of orgasm but of sexual pleasure in general. JAMA 2008 Show Less