Editing Orgasm (section)

==== Exercise-induced ====

Kinsey, in his 1953 book ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Female'', states that exercise could bring about sexual pleasure, including orgasm.<ref name=1990Rev>{{cite journal |last1 = Butt |first1 = DS |title = The sexual response as exercise. A brief review and theoretical proposal |journal = Sports Medicine |date = June 1990 |volume = 9 |issue = 6 |pages = 330–43 |pmid = 2192423 |doi = 10.2165/00007256-199009060-00002 |s2cid = 6035585 }}</ref> A review in 1990 on the sexual response as exercise states that the field was poorly researched and that [[Aerobic exercise|aerobic]] or [[Isotonic contraction|isotonic]] exercise that resembles sexual activity or sexual positions can induce sexual pleasure, including orgasm.<ref name=1990Rev/> A 2007 review of the relationship between [[pelvic floor]] dysfunction and sexual problems in men and women finds that they are commonly linked and suggests that [[physical therapy]] strengthening the pelvic floor could help address the sexual problems but that it was not well studied enough to recommend.<ref>{{cite journal |last1 = Rosenbaum |first1 = TY |title = Pelvic floor involvement in male and female sexual dysfunction and the role of pelvic floor rehabilitation in treatment: a literature review |journal = The Journal of Sexual Medicine |date = January 2007 |volume = 4 |issue = 1 |pages = 4–13 |pmid = 17233772 |doi = 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2006.00393.x }}</ref> Starting in at least 2007, the term, "coregasm" was used in popular media to refer to exercise-induced orgasm<ref name=2012primary/><ref>{{cite magazine |last1 = Campbell |first1 = Alan |title = MH The Fitness Insider: Exciting Fitness News: The Coregasm |url = http://thefitnessinsider.menshealth.com/2007/03/back_in_our_dec.html |magazine = Men's Health |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070610045647/http://thefitnessinsider.menshealth.com/2007/03/back_in_our_dec.html |archive-date = June 10, 2007 |date = March 29, 2007 }}</ref> or in academic parlance termed ''exercise-induced sexual pleasure'',<ref name=twsTand11>Volume 26, 2011, Debby Herbenick, [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14681994.2011.647902 Exercise-induced orgasm and pleasure among women] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106154009/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14681994.2011.647902 |date=January 6, 2020 }}, retrieved March 16, 2020, "...A secondary purpose was to understand and assess women's experiences of exercise-induced sexual pleasure (EISP)..."</ref> and an extensive discussion of the "yogasm" occurred in a 2011 ''[[Daily Beast]]'' posting.<ref name=2012primary/><ref>{{cite news |last1 = Crocker |first1 = Lizzie |title = Are Yogasms Real? |url = http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/28/yogasms-on-the-rise-instructors-say-yoga-related-orgasms-are-real.html |newspaper = The Daily Beast |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110928212544/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/09/28/yogasms-on-the-rise-instructors-say-yoga-related-orgasms-are-real.html |archive-date = September 28, 2011 |date = September 28, 2011 }}</ref> A paper published in 2012 presents results of an online survey of women who had experienced an orgasm or other sexual pleasure during exercise.<ref name=2012primary>{{cite journal |last1 = Herbenick |first1 = Debby |last2 = Fortenberry |first2 = J. Dennis |author-link1 = Debby Herbenick |title = Exercise-induced orgasm and pleasure among women |journal = Sexual and Relationship Therapy |date = March 2012 |volume = 26 |issue = 4 |pages = 373–388 |doi = 10.1080/14681994.2011.647902 |s2cid = 145405546 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1 = Herbenick |first1 = Debby |title = SURVEY: Pleasure/Orgasm During Exercise? |url = http://mysexprofessor.com/sex-in-the-news/survey-pleasureorgasm-during-exercise/ |publisher = mysexprofessor.com |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150709195335/http://mysexprofessor.com/sex-in-the-news/survey-pleasureorgasm-during-exercise/ |archive-date = July 9, 2015 |date = November 8, 2010 |access-date = December 22, 2016 |url-status = dead }}</ref> The paper was widely discussed in popular media when it was published.<ref name="twsBostonGlobe1">{{cite news |author = Deborah Kotz |date = March 22, 2012 |newspaper = Boston Globe |url = http://archive.boston.com/2012/03/22/coregasm/KYQsgEeS8c9iAWDcZNAoiI/story.html |title = Orgasms when you exercise? Research suggests it's possible |access-date = August 31, 2016 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160915060604/http://archive.boston.com/2012/03/22/coregasm/KYQsgEeS8c9iAWDcZNAoiI/story.html |archive-date = September 15, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="twsWashPost1">{{cite news |author = Jennifer LaRue Huget |date = March 22, 2012 |newspaper = Washington Post |url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-checkup/post/research-looks-into-exercise-induced-orgasm-phenomenon/2010/12/20/gIQA54BRSS_blog.html |title = Research looks into 'exercise-induced orgasm' phenomenon |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160917053650/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-checkup/post/research-looks-into-exercise-induced-orgasm-phenomenon/2010/12/20/gIQA54BRSS_blog.html |archive-date = September 17, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="twsHealth1">{{cite web |author = Kristine Thomason |date = March 22, 2016 |publisher = Health magazine |url = http://news.health.com/2016/03/22/yes-you-can-have-an-orgasm-while-working-out/ |title = Yes, You Can Have an Orgasm While Working Out |access-date = August 31, 2016 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020013826/http://news.health.com/2016/03/22/yes-you-can-have-an-orgasm-while-working-out/ |archive-date = October 20, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="twsCosmo1">{{cite magazine |author = Heather Wood Rudulph |date = June 1, 2015 |magazine = Cosmopolitan |url = http://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/interviews/a41281/coregasm-debby-herbenick-orgasm/ |title = The Truth About Having an Orgasm at the Gym: Sex researcher Debby Herbenick says both men and women can experience "coregasms" |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160913225210/http://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/interviews/a41281/coregasm-debby-herbenick-orgasm/ |archive-date = September 13, 2016 |df = mdy-all }}</ref> The authors of the paper said that research on the relationship between exercise and sexual response was still lacking.<ref name=2012primary/>