Have you ever noticed that it seems easier for men to get in the mood? With a little focus, getting in the mood can be easy for women, too. Watch this week’s segment on The Balancing Act as special guest Dr. Komisaruk reveals new findings about women who can think their way into orgasm. Get ready for your I’ll have what she’s having moment!
Kristy Villa:
Okay ladies, it’s time to talk about getting in the mood. Have you ever noticed that maybe it’s a little easier for a man to get in the mood than it is for a woman? Well that could change for you if you start to understand the power of a woman’s brain in the bedroom.
There is some new research out about the science behind sex for women and it will definitely give you something to think about. Joining us now is the man behind this groundbreaking research, author Dr. Barry Komisaruk. He is a professor of psychology at Rutgers University and one of our s-experts is back with us – Rachel Braun Scherl from Zestra.
Good morning Rachel, welcome back.
Rachel Braun Scherl:
Good morning.
Kristy Villa:
Good morning doctor, thank you so much for being here.
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
It’s my pleasure.
Kristy Villa:
Now before we go on I do want to mention to everybody out there and here is the disclaimer – this topic is female satisfaction in the bedroom. While we definitely discuss it in a very PG manner we realize some may find it a bit too much for morning TV so there is your warning folks.
Now doctor, you have written two very interesting books. They are, number one, “The Science of Orgasm” and “The Orgasm Answer Guide”. But your latest research is pretty groundbreaking and it’s something I have really never heard of, to be honest with you. Your studies have shown that women can actually think – think their way into sexual satisfaction to reach that big O – really?
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
Well I was very skeptical also, and with my colleagues Beverly Whipple and Gina Ogden, we measured their, the women who claimed that they could have orgasms just by thinking alone, we measured their physiological responses when they had orgasms by thinking that they claim to, and when they had orgasms by genital self-stimulation. And the physiological responses and the brain responses are comparable.
Kristy Villa:
They were equal, if you will.
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
Basically equal under the two conditions – each woman having orgasms either way.
Kristy Villa:
How did you measure this, if I may ask?
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
We measured blood pressure, heart rate, the diameter of the pupils which dilate during orgasm and also the insensitivity to pain which is a discovery that we made that during orgasm women become insensitive to pain.
Kristy Villa:
What were they thinking about, if I may ask?
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
We asked them; I asked them.
Kristy Villa:
Oh I am glad I can ask that.
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
Surprisingly, not everybody had erotic thoughts. Some thought of their lover whispering sweet nothings in their ear; others thought about a pastoral scene of walking along a warm beach on a sunny afternoon. Others had more abstract imagery of thinking of energy coursing up and down the body to reach a peak.
Rachel Braun Scherl:
One of the things we love about this research is that at Zestra we are always talking about female sexual satisfaction and the fact that Dr. Komisaruk’s research is adding to that discussion and even getting women to think about it, literally to think about how important sexual satisfaction is, is really exciting to us.
Kristy Villa:
This actually reminds me of that scene from the movie, you know where I am going, right?
Rachel Braun Scherl:
When Harry Met Sally.
Kristy Villa:
When Harry Met Sally – I’ll have what she is having. Doctor, going back to this research, so have we learned then that the brain drives the body, or does the body drive the brain? No, you are telling me that it’s the brain driving the body.
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
Well the brain can drive the body in some ways and also the body certainly can drive the brain in certain ways. For example, one of the very striking finds that we are seeing now is that certainly genital stimulation, self-stimulation activates specific parts of the sensory part of the brain, but thinking about that stimulation activates the very same parts of the brain.
So that means that the thought has a very powerful effect on brain activity making it virtual sensory stimulation.
Rachel Braun Scherl:
A virtual orgasm.
Kristy Villa:
A virtual orgasm, okay.
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
But it’s a real orgasm.
Kristy Villa:
And I’ll take your word for that.
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
Well I think the woman’s word for that.
Kristy Villa:
That’s right. For me, I think the first thing I would think of is it’s hard sometimes for women to get, you know, their heads in the game, if you will.
Rachel Braun Scherl:
Absolutely, and we hear from women all the time, women who tell us that they use Zestra, which is a blend of botanical oils that could increase your sexual satisfaction, they say, you know, “I have so many things going on and I am a mom and I have a career and I have to worry about my house, I can’t get my head in the game.”
So one of the things that we find is when they use Zestra, because there’s such an immediate physical reaction, once their body is in the game, they feel like their head could follow, but they absolutely have to come together at some point for this experience really to be satisfying.
Kristy Villa:
So if I am understanding this correctly, doctor, I can kind of like turn it off, turn it on, and then turn it back off?
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
Probably.
Kristy Villa:
Just by thinking.
Rachel Braun Scherl:
A regular day at the office.
Dr. Barry Komisaruk:
We are being continuously surprised and impressed at how powerful thought can be.
Kristy Villa:
You have stunned me this morning, doctor, thank you so much. I keep on asking myself, “What would I think about” – that’s another segment. Rachel, thank you so much.
Rachel Braun Scherl:
Good to see you.
Kristy Villa:
I really appreciate it doctor; interesting information, and if you want more information on Dr. Komisaruk check out psychology.rutgers.edu and for more information on Zestra of course go to Zestra.com.
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