Unlike male sexual dysfunction, the basis of female sexual pleasure has remained a relatively neglected topic, probably because not having an orgasm does not affect female fertility, according to Prof Mihaela Pavličev, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Vienna.
“So many things can impact on you being able to relax and enjoy sexual pleasure for yourself,” she said.
“Most of the time it’s about their own relationship with their sexual self, about permitting themselves to having sexual pleasure.”
Hollywood sex scenes tend to follow a predictable formula: hot, passionate and rarely anything short of euphoric.