Sexual Arousal - How Men and Women "Turn On" Differently
Getting the opposite sex aroused can be more complicated than dimming the lights and busting out your sure-fire moves. Here's 10 interesting findings to keep in mind when trying to get that special someone "in the mood."1. Scents that arouse women: "Good 'n Plenty" candy and banana nut bread have been studied to increased vaginal blood flow, a sign of female arousal. Scents that have a negative effect on women: cherries, barbecued meat, and men's cologne. Scents that arouse men: "Actually every smell that we tested aroused men," reported Alan Hirsch, MD, neurological director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Center in Chicago. Top scents for males are pumpkin pie, lavender, black licorice, and (Doh!) doughnuts. (Source)
2. A man's sweat can not only arouse a woman, but also improve her mood and boost her brain activity. A UC Berkley study found that women who sniffed androstadienone, a chemical in male perspiration and "other bodily secretions," were not only aroused, but also experienced increases in blood pressure, heart rate and breathing, as well as entering a markedly better mood. The effects occured within 15 minutes of inhaling the odor and lasted about an hour. (Source)
3. Men are more likely than women to be aroused by interactions having nothing to do with sex. A study in the journal Nature Neuroscience showed men and women a series of photos of people interacting in sexual as well as non-sexual situations. The men were found to become more easily aroused by the most mundane, non-sexual interactions. (Source)
4. How long does it take you to become fully aroused? If you're a healthy male, the average is 664.6 seconds (approx. ten minutes), and if you're a woman, it's 743 seconds. This negligible difference disputes the myth that men get aroused much more quickly than women. (Source)
5. What is the right mood for sex? If we're in good mood, we're likely to be frisky, but a bad mood will also rile us up. A Kinsey Institute report suggests men are likely to become aroused while experiencing anxiety, anger or disgust, while women may be aroused while feeling aversion or shame. (Source)
6. Women are more likely to be turned on by films and photos of women than men are by seeing other men, suggesting a stronger bisexual pattern of arousal in women than in men. While women in this study reported that they would rather engage in sex with a man than another woman, they were more likely to be aroused by viewing stimulating images of their same gender than men were. (Source)
7. Men are more prone to ignoring their sexual partner during sex, instead focusing on fantasies or even their own sexual performance. Such distractions keep the man from being in "the present" with his partner, putting a damper on the woman's state of arousal. (Source)
8. While men prefer the touching of parts commonly seen as the "sexual" body parts, women are more likely to enjoy being touched on virtually any part of the body considering it is done "softly and affectionately." (Source)
9. When looking at a nude photo, where do your eyes linger? If you're a man looking at a woman, you'll likely fixate on the face, while a woman is more likely to stare... further down. This is according to the Kinsey Institute, which studied eye movement in three groups: men, women, and women taking contraceptives. The men spent more time looking at faces, women not on contraceptives spent more time looking at genitals, and women on the pill studied elements around the people -- clothing, furniture, etc. (Source)
10. Want to arouse a woman? Buy her a cup of coffee. A study printed in the journal Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behaviour found that caffeine may stimulate the parts of a woman's brain regulating arousal. The caveat? It may only work on women who aren't regular coffee drinkers. (Source)
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