We Identify Proven Pathways to Orgasm
Grounded in research, and driven by purposeful action, we help women improve their health and quality of life.
The Four Pillars
Proven Pathways to Orgasm
We identify what works — from scientific breakthroughs to embodied practices — so women and clinicians have clear, research-backed routes to orgasm. Yet despite five decades of progress in sex education, therapy, and equality, the percentage of women experiencing orgasm difficulty has not changed (Kontula & Miettinen, 2016).
Science
Our team curates and conducts research (Link to research page or research library when it is complete) from around the world, building the first-ever comprehensive online library of female orgasm studies. By centralizing decades of evidence, we make it easier to see what’s been done — and what urgently needs to be studied next.
Stories
Research tells part of the story. Women’s lived experiences tell the rest. We integrate personal voices with science, creating a fuller picture of orgasm difficulty, healing, and breakthrough. Through The Orgasm Hour Podcast (Link to the podcast) and other media, these stories bring data to life.
Empowerment
We advocate for policy reform (Link to the Womens cannabis project website) (such as cannabis approvals for FOD), amplify women’s voices, and share resources for those seeking solutions. Our goal is to transform silence into agency, and difficulty into possibility.
DID YOU KNOW THAT UP TO 46% OF WOMEN STRUGGLE WITH HAVING ORGASMS?
We want to change that
Purpose and Approach
At Female Orgasm Research Institute we use the following approaches to meet our goal.
Build Awareness
Build social awareness to the enormity of the problem of women experiencing orgasmic difficulties.
Identify the Solution
Identify research that shows what helps women experience pleasure and orgasm.
Recognize Scientific Progress
Identify women’s rights to benefit from scientific progress.
Facilitate law advocacy and social change
Facilitate public policy initiatives and social change.
Facts
The Female Orgasm Research Institute is dedicated to advancing understanding of female pleasure.
From Glowm
The range and variety of women presenting with orgasmic complaints are so great that it is not always clear from the outset what treatment intervention will be most useful.
From Huffpost
From CNN Health
According to a large-scale survey of American adults, women have about one orgasm for every three a man enjoys. We call this the Orgasm Gap.
From CNN
More and more studies are shedding light on the “Orgasm Gap,” which refers to how men orgasm during sex more frequently than women.
The Guardian
While 95% of heterosexual men reported that they usually or always orgasmed during sexually intimate moments, just 65% of heterosexual women did.
From PUBMED
Among patients in an American outpatient gynecological clinic and a UK general practice clinic, 29% and 23% of women reported orgasmic difficulties.
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