Vaginas yield far more pleasure than pain

Behavioral and Brain Sciences 20 (3):442-443 (1997)
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berkley's pathogen model of sex differences in pain is inconsistent with women outliving men by several years. The vagina is far more resistant to pathogens than is the rectum. Vaginal stimulation produces intense analgesia in rats and humans. Possible evolutionary and cardiovascular factors are also noted

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