The Field
Orgasmology
The interdisciplinary scientific study of orgasm and orgasmic capacity.
Orgasmology brings together knowledge from sexual medicine, psychology, neuroscience, pelvic-floor science, psychophysiology, pharmacology, altered states of consciousness, learning, and related disciplines to deepen understanding of orgasm and orgasmic capacity.
The Development of Orgasmology
The term orgasmology has a history extending back decades. French sociologist André Béjin used the term orgasmology in 1982 in his examination of orgasm within modern sexology.
In 1991, psychologist and sexologist John Money, PhD, of Johns Hopkins University presented “Orgasmology, the Science of Orgasm: Brain, Genitals, Phantom Orgasm, Clinical Syndromes” at the First International Conference on Orgasm in New Delhi. Money proposed giving the scientific study of orgasm greater recognition as a distinct area of inquiry.
Today, research across sexual medicine, neuroscience, psychology, hypnosis, pelvic-floor science, psychophysiology, pharmacology, altered states of consciousness, learning, and related disciplines provides an expanding foundation for the continued development of Orgasmology.
Our Current Focus
Orgasmic Learning
The current work of the International Association of Orgasmologists focuses on developing Orgasmic Learning as a professional framework for female orgasm difficulty.
Orgasmic Learning examines how orgasmic response may be accessed, learned, strengthened, restored, generalized, and expanded through evidence-supported pathways.
The Association’s role is to develop professional standards, competencies, education, and certification requirements for qualified professionals training in these pathways.
The Pathways
Six Evidence-Supported Pathways to Orgasmic Access
Research across multiple disciplines provides direct evidence that women experiencing orgasm difficulty have gained orgasmic access, learned to orgasm, or improved orgasmic response through different approaches.
Orgasmic Learning currently integrates evidence across six pathways:
- Cannabis-Assisted
- Fantasy & Imagery
- Hypnotic Induction
- Pelvic Floor & Somatic-Motor Activation
- Tantra & Breath-Based Altered States
- LSD-Assisted Psychotherapy
Professional specialty training is being developed pathway by pathway, beginning with Hypnotic Induction for Orgasmic Difficulty.
From Evidence to Professional Practice
Orgasmology brings this evidence into professional practice. The International Association of Orgasmologists is developing professional standards and certification for qualified professionals trained in specific evidence-supported Orgasmic Learning pathways for female orgasm difficulty.