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A sex organ, also known as a reproductive organ, is a part of an organism that is involved in sexual reproduction. Sex organs constitute the primary sex characteristics of an organism. Sex organs are responsible for producing and transporting gametes, as well as facilitating fertilization and supporting the development and birth of offspring ...
Orgasm (from Greek ὀργασμός, orgasmos; "excitement, swelling") or sexual climax (or simply climax) is the sudden release of accumulated sexual excitement during the sexual response cycle, characterized by intense sexual pleasure resulting in rhythmic, involuntary muscular contractions in the pelvic region.
The biological cause of an organism developing into one sex or the other is called sex determination. The cause may be genetic, environmental, haplodiploidy, or multiple factors. [30] Within animals and other organisms that have genetic sex-determination systems, the determining factor may be the presence of a sex chromosome.
Sexual characteristics are physical traits of an organism (typically of a sexually dimorphic organism) which are indicative of or resultant from biological sexual factors. These include both primary sex characteristics , such as gonads , and secondary sex characteristics .
If you’re fine with having orgasm-less sex, explain that to them, and let them off the hook for any feelings of failures. If, on the other hand, you’d like to work on reaching orgasm more ...
In humans, sexual intercourse has been shown to have health benefits, [128] such as an improved sense of smell, [129] reduction in stress and blood pressure, [130] [131] increased immunity, [132] and decreased risk of prostate cancer. [133] [134] [135] Sexual intimacy and orgasms increase levels of oxytocin, which helps people bond and build trust.
Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction that involves a complex life cycle in which a gamete (haploid reproductive cells, such as a sperm or egg cell) with a single set of chromosomes combines with another gamete to produce a zygote that develops into an organism composed of cells with two sets of chromosomes . [1]
Sexual intercourse in the missionary position depicted by Édouard-Henri Avril (1892) Sexual intercourse (also coitus or copulation) is a sexual activity typically involving the insertion and thrusting of the male penis inside the female vagina for sexual pleasure, reproduction, or both. [1] This is also known as vaginal intercourse or vaginal sex.