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Meager cultural encouragement for females to become adept at sexual expression explains some of the mystery of the elusive female orgasm. But more attention needs to be paid to the subtle roles that women play during partner sex.
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Levine, S.B. (1992). Helping Women to Become Orgasmic. In: Sexual Life. Critical Issues in Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0852-0_9
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