Female Orgasm Research Institute
The Female Orgasm Research Institute is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to identifying proven pathways to female orgasm. We conduct female orgasm research and provide facts and resources to reduce the persistently high percentage of women who experience orgasm difficulty or who have never orgasmed in their lives. The percentage of women suffering from orgasm difficulty has not changed in 50 years (Kontula & Miettinen, 2016) despite improvements in sex education, gender equality and sex therapy. Whether one looks at studies in Finland, Australia, the USA, or Iran, one can find the prevalence of female orgasm difficulty world-wide.
The Female Orgasm Research Institute is building an extensive collection of female orgasm research to be found in one on-line location. By bringing the research into one online portal, we will better be able to see what research has been conducted and what additional research is needed.
We advocate for controversial treatments such as LSD therapy that was scientifically proven in the 1960s to be an effective treatment for women who experienced difficulty orgasming. Anecdotal research points to cannabis helping women orgasm who suffer from difficulty orgasming or who have never orgasmed. The Female Orgasm Research Institute educates government agencies for public policy re-form and advocates for women’s rights to scientific progress.
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Our Board
Suzanne, like many women, was affected by orgasm difficulty and the shame associated with it. For more than 30 years, Suzanne sought treatment through traditional talk therapy, including sex therapy and cognitive therapy.
To her own surprise, she discovered healing her orgasm difficulty with cannabis. Her dissertation research is evaluating the effects of cannabis on women who have difficulty orgasming and the results will be published in 2023.
Suzanne sold her international business in 2020 to return to school for her PhD in Clinical Sexology to identify proven pathways to female orgasm. She started and operated multiple international businesses during her career with a specialty in entrepreneurship. She is the author of two books and has consulted and presented to thousands of entrepreneurs throughout the USA and Europe, including being a guest lecturer at universities in the USA, and abroad.
Dr. Tishler is a frequent speaker and author on a variety of topics related to the medical applications of cannabis. He is the President of the Association of Cannabis Specialists which aims to educate clinicians, lawmakers, and the industry about best practices and needed tools for proper patient care.
In Dr. Kontula’s 2016 research, titled, Determinants of Female Sexual Orgasm, that was published in partnership with Dr. Miettinen, revealed that, “The improvements in gender equality and sexual education since the 1970s have not helped women to become more orgasmic. Neither has the major increase in masturbation habits (among women in general).”
She is a teacher with over 25 years of experience in body-based practices through being a professional dancer, yogi, expressive arts therapist, and academic. Having completed her certificates in Sexological Bodywork, Embodied Sex Coaching, and Consent Education, she is based in Portugal, and works with individuals and couples of all genders in a Lisbon clinic.
Dr. Ray is currently on the faculty of the Institute for Relational Harmony Studies, based in Portugal, where she supports and supervises the 2023 trainee cohort.
She is the Compliance Chair for Florida Woman Care and
sits on the Clinical Governance Board. She is a Past
President of the Palm Beach County Medical Society, and
the Past President of the Florida OBGYN Society.
She graduated from the law school of Zurich University and completed OneTaste’s coaching program on Orgasmic Meditation with a special focus on intimate partnership and sexual trauma.
She is a children’s rights defender and custody matter analyst, stressing the correlation between maternal mental health and female orgasm.