Editing Orgasm (section)

=== Anal and prostate stimulation ===
{{See also|Pegging (sexual practice)|Prostate massage|l1=Pegging}}
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In both sexes, pleasure can be derived from the nerve endings around the anus and the anus itself, such as during [[anal sex]]. Men can achieve orgasms through [[prostate]] stimulation alone.<ref name="Rosenthal" /><ref name="Answer" /> The prostate is the male homologue (variation) to the Skene's glands (which are believed to be connected to the female G-spot),<ref name="Goodman">{{cite book |author = Michael P. Goodman |title = Female Genital Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery |isbn = 978-1-118-84847-0 |publisher = [[John Wiley & Sons]] |date = 2016 |pages = 18–19 |access-date = March 25, 2018 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=-p6ECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA18 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180506053119/https://books.google.com/books?id=-p6ECwAAQBAJ&pg=PA18 |archive-date = May 6, 2018 }}</ref> and can be sexually stimulated through anal sex, perineum massage or a vibrator.<ref name="Jamnicky">{{cite book |vauthors = Jamnicky L, Nam R |title = Canadian Guide to Prostate Cancer |isbn = 978-1-118-51565-5 |publisher = [[John Wiley & Sons]] |date = 2012 |page = 167 |access-date = March 25, 2018 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=EFJhvLJeWX4C&pg=PT167 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180506053120/https://books.google.com/books?id=EFJhvLJeWX4C&pg=PT167 |archive-date = May 6, 2018 }}</ref> Much of the available information about prostate-induced orgasms comes from anecdotal reports by individuals, and the exact mechanisms by which such orgasms are produced are unclear; some sources suggest this occurs via stimulation of nerves in the [[Prostatic plexus (nervous)|prostatic plexus]] surrounding the organ, others suggest it is via nerves within the prostate itself, and others say changes in the brain ([[neuroplasticity]]) are required to derive pleasure from prostate stimulation. Regardless, prostate-induced orgasms are often reported to be intensely pleasurable.<ref name="Levin 2018">{{cite journal |last1 = Levin |first1 = R. J. |title = Prostate-induced orgasms: A concise review illustrated with a highly relevant case study |journal = Clinical Anatomy |date = 2018 |volume = 31 |issue = 1 |pages = 81–85 |pmid = 29265651 |doi = 10.1002/ca.23006 |doi-access = free }}</ref> Prostate stimulation can produce a deeper orgasm, described by some men as more widespread and intense, longer-lasting, and allowing for greater feelings of ecstasy than orgasm elicited by penile stimulation only.<ref name="Rosenthal" /><ref name="Levin 2018" /><ref name="Answer" /> The practice of [[pegging (sexual practice)|pegging]] (consisting of a woman penetrating a man's anus with a [[strap-on dildo]]) stimulates the prostate. It is typical for a man to not reach orgasm as a receptive partner solely from anal sex.<ref name="W. Ross">{{cite book |author = Michael W. Ross |title = Psychopathology and Psychotherapy in Homosexuality |isbn = 978-0-86656-499-1 |publisher = [[Psychology Press]] |date = 1988 |pages = 49–50 |access-date = December 22, 2013 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=DWN2-QpbvY8C&pg=PA50 |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055205/https://books.google.com/books?id=DWN2-QpbvY8C&pg=PA50 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="McConaghy">{{cite book |author = Nathaniel McConaghy |title = Sexual Behavior: Problems and Management |isbn = 978-0-306-44177-6 |publisher = [[Springer Science & Business Media]] |date = 1993 |page = 186 |access-date = March 25, 2018 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=t31pR2FybjMC&pg=PA186 |quote = In homosexual relations, most men do not reach orgasm in receptive anal intercourse, and a number report not reaching orgasm by any method in many of their sexual relationships, which they nevertheless enjoy. |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180506053119/https://books.google.com/books?id=t31pR2FybjMC&pg=PA186 |archive-date = May 6, 2018 }}</ref>

For women, penile-anal penetration may also indirectly stimulate the clitoris by the shared sensory nerves, especially the [[pudendal nerve]], which gives off the [[inferior anal nerves]] and divides into the [[perineal nerve]] and the [[dorsal nerve of clitoris|dorsal nerve of the clitoris]].<ref name="Answer" /> The G-spot area, which is considered to be interconnected with the clitoris,<ref name="O'Connell" /><ref name="Answer" /><ref name="Kilchevsky" /> may also be indirectly stimulated during anal sex.<ref name="Zdrok">{{cite book |first = Victoria |last = Zdrok |title = The Anatomy of Pleasure |publisher = Infinity Publishing |date = 2004 |pages = 100–102 |access-date = July 5, 2013 |isbn = 978-0-7414-2248-4 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=Cx62zwSwbcsC&pg=PA100 |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055211/https://books.google.com/books?id=Cx62zwSwbcsC&pg=PA100 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Taormino">See [https://books.google.com/books?id=bG8XqRO6rRQC&pg=PA3 page 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055218/https://books.google.com/books?id=bG8XqRO6rRQC&pg=PA3 |date=February 27, 2023 }} for women preferring anal sex to vaginal sex, and [https://books.google.com/books?id=bG8XqRO6rRQC&pg=PA15 page 15] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055221/https://books.google.com/books?id=bG8XqRO6rRQC&pg=PA15 |date=February 27, 2023 }} for reaching orgasm through indirect stimulation of the G-spot. {{cite book |author = Tristan Taormino |author-link = Tristan Taormino |title = The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women |isbn = 978-1-57344-221-3 |publisher = Cleis Press |date = 1997 |pages = 282 pages |access-date = November 6, 2011 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=hLv1ohTIiicC |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055225/https://books.google.com/books?id=hLv1ohTIiicC |url-status = live }}</ref> Although the anus has many nerve endings, their purpose is not specifically for inducing orgasm, and so a woman achieving orgasm solely by anal stimulation is rare.<ref name="Tarrant">{{cite book |author = Shira Tarrant |title = Politics: In the Streets and Between the Sheets in the 21st Century |isbn = 978-1-317-81475-7 |publisher = [[Routledge]] |date = 2015 |pages = 247–248 |access-date = March 11, 2017 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=t6nwCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT247 |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055147/https://books.google.com/books?id=t6nwCQAAQBAJ&pg=PT247 |url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Valdez">{{cite book |author = Natasha Janina Valdez |title = Vitamin O: Why Orgasms Are Vital to a Woman's Health and Happiness, and How to Have Them Every Time! |isbn = 978-1-61608-311-3 |publisher = [[Skyhorse Publishing]] Inc. |date = 2011 |page = 79 |access-date = November 6, 2011 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=5PsNKTB87isC&pg=PT79 |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055148/https://books.google.com/books?id=5PsNKTB87isC&pg=PT79 |url-status = live }}</ref> Direct stimulation of the clitoris, a G-spot area, or both, while engaging in anal sex can help some women enjoy the activity and reach orgasm during it.<ref name="Carroll" /><ref name="Taormino" />

The aforementioned orgasms are sometimes referred to as ''anal orgasms'',<ref name="Valdez" /><ref name="Wasserman">{{cite book |author = Marlene Wasserman |title = Pillowbook: creating a sensual lifestyle |isbn = 978-1-77020-009-8 |publisher = Oshun |date = 2007 |access-date = November 6, 2011 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=BC74fx9DrqoC&pg=PA95 |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055149/https://books.google.com/books?id=BC74fx9DrqoC&pg=PA95 |url-status = live }}</ref> but sexologists and sex educators generally believe that orgasms derived from anal penetration are the result of the relationship between the nerves of the anus, rectum, clitoris or G-spot area in women, and the anus's proximity to the prostate and relationship between the anal and rectal nerves in men, rather than orgasms originating from the anus itself.<ref name="Answer" /><ref name="Taormino" /><ref name="Valdez" />