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The reasons that women gave for wanting to force a quick ejaculation include the alleviation of the woman’s pain, fatigue, or even boredom, or simply to stay within some imposed time restriction for sexual activity. Reasons for wanting to boost the man’s self-esteem included reinforcing the [[pair bond]] that intercourse helps to strengthen, and thus reducing emotional and sexual [[infidelity]] and abandonment.<ref name="GayleBrewer" /> The researchers note that all of these goals are apparently congruent with FCV in non-human primates.
The reasons that women gave for wanting to force a quick ejaculation include the alleviation of the woman’s pain, fatigue, or even boredom, or simply to stay within some imposed time restriction for sexual activity. Reasons for wanting to boost the man’s self-esteem included reinforcing the [[pair bond]] that intercourse helps to strengthen, and thus reducing emotional and sexual [[infidelity]] and abandonment.<ref name="GayleBrewer" /> The researchers note that all of these goals are apparently congruent with FCV in non-human primates.

==Unrestricted gender==

In humans, sex noises may come from a variety of sources. It may be a result of vocalizations accompanying pleasure. These vocalisations are most often described as ''moaning'' and ''groaning''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Williams|first1=Gordon|title=A Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery|date=2001|page=626}}</ref> However, such vocalization does not always indicate pleasure, but may be adopted by a sex partner to fake pleasure.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Rohas|first1=Maythee|title=Women of Color and Feminism|date=2009|page=33}}</ref> Other reasoning for such noises may indicate pain during intercourse. Another noise that is less audible is the panting that occurs after somebody has orgasmed which is also described as hyperventilation.<ref>http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681990500438014</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Pokras|first1=Somaj|title=Male Multiple Orgasm|date=2007|page=33}}</ref> A non-oral sound that is [[percussive]] usually pertains to the striking between bodyparts during sexual intercourse, usually the pubic region, perineum, scrotum, labia majora and upper thighs which sounds like clapping and is most audible during sex positions such as [[doggy style]] or [[Piledriver (sex position)|piledriver]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Geter|first1=Gene|title=Genius 2|date=2000|page=50}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Purcell|first1=Natalie|title=Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary|date=2012|page=104}}</ref> Another source of sex noise may come from the bed creaking during rhythmic lovemaking.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Dennis|first1=Thomas|title=Women, Sex and the Bible|date=2003|page=65}}</ref> Other noises includes squelching during intercourse due to the vaginal lubrication, [[queefing]] if a pocket of air gets trapped, and gagging during [[fellatio]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Purcell|first1=Natalie|title=Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary|date=2012|page=118}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Roffman|first1=Deborah|title=Talk to Me First|date=2012|page=127}}</ref>

Sex noises are also a phenomenon that exists among non-human animals. This can be divided among instances of mating calls, which occur before any sexual interaction or sex noises during intercourse. The blue whale's mating call can be heard from a distance of more than a hundred kilometers.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Parsons|first1=Paul|title=How to Destroy the Universe|date=2012|page=34}}</ref> However analysts remain unsure if growling, snarling and snashing noises during mating among animals indicate protest or pleasure.<ref>http://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-24/news/mn-2534_1_elephant-seals</ref> The [[tortoise]] in particular is noted for its loud grunts, which can be heard from a distance of 100 meters.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Horwell|first1=David|title=Galápagos Wildlife|date=2011|page=39}}</ref> One evolutionary psychologist has suggested that copulatory vocalizations in primates play a role in sperm competition, thereby dismissing monogamy as being necessary.<ref>https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-dawn/201001/women-in-bed-whats-all-the-noise-about-part-ii</ref>

Loud sex is usually frowned upon if [[immediate family]] or [[extended family]] members can hear it. For this reasons, some couples may lodge at an inn, hotel, hostel or an outdoor accomodation in order to ensure privacy, especially if they plan on being loud instead of at home where others may hear. In instances where one can overhear an acquaintance or relative having sex it may result in feelings of awkwardness, disrespectfulness, inappropriateness or discomfort, depending on the culture or level of openness in the household.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bruess|first1=Clint|title=Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality|date=2010|page=84}}</ref> Some people find the sound of neighbours having sex obnoxious, and some jurisdictions have laws against such incidents when they get too loud.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/8413974.stm</ref> One se research group has suggested that sounds during sex is a way for women to manipulate men.<ref>http://io9.com/5559447/scientists-try-to-prove-that-women-manipulate-men-with-noises-during-sex</ref> Among both human and non-human primates, research has suggested a purpose of such vocalizations are to stimulate the ejaculatory reflexes.<ref>http://www.bustle.com/articles/21682-why-do-women-fake-orgasms-and-make-noise-during-sex-the-science-is-more-complex-than</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==

Revision as of 22:56, 26 May 2015

Female copulatory vocalizations or female copulation calls are produced by some female primates, including human females, when they vocalize in specific ways during sexual intercourse and related sexual activity to express sexual pleasure and to excite their sexual partners as well as potential sexual partners. While males vocalize sexually as well, females typically do so much more frequently.[1] Among women, FCV may take verbal and non-verbal forms including breathing heavily, moaning, crying out, screaming, “talking dirty”, crying, and laughing.[2] Researchers have noted that in at least some species, (for instance, Chacma Baboons), the particular vocalizations used are unique to sexual activity.[3]

FCV in non-human primates

Several ideas have been advanced to explain the reasons. Primate research suggests that in baboons it reveals that the nature of the vocalizations vary depending on how close the females were to ovulation.[4] This suggests that the females vocalize to announce sexual availability and fertility to males other than the one with whom she was copulating—an indicator of promiscuity (polygamy) rather than monogamy, and an invitation to engage in sperm competition. The calls also carried information about the status of the male with whom she was copulating, thus presumably allowing other males to assess their likelihood of mating with the female.[5]

FCV among women

Theories are more diverse in regard to women’s sexual vocalizing. On the one hand, researchers have noted some apparently communicative patterns in women’s FCV that suggest some parallels with the FCV of other primates (including an invitation to sperm competition, given that women's sexual vocalizations, like those of other primates, serve as "copulation calls" noticeable to other men and exciting to them if overheard[6]). One study, for instance, has noted that a woman’s sexual vocalizations tend to become more intense as she approaches orgasm; at orgasm her vocalization tends to become very rapid, with a regular rhythm that includes equal note lengths and intervals between notes, which men’s vocalization typically lacks.[7] By exciting her partner with her vocalizations and bringing about his orgasm at that point, she helps ensure that the seminal pool is available for her cervix to dip into as her vagina relaxes after her orgasm.[1]

On the other hand, recent studies have indicated that most FCV in women does not accompany their own orgasm, but rather their partner’s ejaculation. The study showed that the man typically finds the woman’s vocalization sexy and highly exciting, and that the woman herself is aware of this. Most women in the study, furthermore, indicated that they vocalized during intercourse to make their man ejaculate more quickly, or to boost his enjoyment or self-esteem, or both.[8]

The reasons that women gave for wanting to force a quick ejaculation include the alleviation of the woman’s pain, fatigue, or even boredom, or simply to stay within some imposed time restriction for sexual activity. Reasons for wanting to boost the man’s self-esteem included reinforcing the pair bond that intercourse helps to strengthen, and thus reducing emotional and sexual infidelity and abandonment.[8] The researchers note that all of these goals are apparently congruent with FCV in non-human primates.

Unrestricted gender

In humans, sex noises may come from a variety of sources. It may be a result of vocalizations accompanying pleasure. These vocalisations are most often described as moaning and groaning.[9] However, such vocalization does not always indicate pleasure, but may be adopted by a sex partner to fake pleasure.[10] Other reasoning for such noises may indicate pain during intercourse. Another noise that is less audible is the panting that occurs after somebody has orgasmed which is also described as hyperventilation.[11][12] A non-oral sound that is percussive usually pertains to the striking between bodyparts during sexual intercourse, usually the pubic region, perineum, scrotum, labia majora and upper thighs which sounds like clapping and is most audible during sex positions such as doggy style or piledriver.[13][14] Another source of sex noise may come from the bed creaking during rhythmic lovemaking.[15] Other noises includes squelching during intercourse due to the vaginal lubrication, queefing if a pocket of air gets trapped, and gagging during fellatio.[16][17]

Sex noises are also a phenomenon that exists among non-human animals. This can be divided among instances of mating calls, which occur before any sexual interaction or sex noises during intercourse. The blue whale's mating call can be heard from a distance of more than a hundred kilometers.[18] However analysts remain unsure if growling, snarling and snashing noises during mating among animals indicate protest or pleasure.[19] The tortoise in particular is noted for its loud grunts, which can be heard from a distance of 100 meters.[20] One evolutionary psychologist has suggested that copulatory vocalizations in primates play a role in sperm competition, thereby dismissing monogamy as being necessary.[21]

Loud sex is usually frowned upon if immediate family or extended family members can hear it. For this reasons, some couples may lodge at an inn, hotel, hostel or an outdoor accomodation in order to ensure privacy, especially if they plan on being loud instead of at home where others may hear. In instances where one can overhear an acquaintance or relative having sex it may result in feelings of awkwardness, disrespectfulness, inappropriateness or discomfort, depending on the culture or level of openness in the household.[22] Some people find the sound of neighbours having sex obnoxious, and some jurisdictions have laws against such incidents when they get too loud.[23] One se research group has suggested that sounds during sex is a way for women to manipulate men.[24] Among both human and non-human primates, research has suggested a purpose of such vocalizations are to stimulate the ejaculatory reflexes.[25]

Notes

  1. ^ a b J. Hamilton and P. C. Arrowood, “Copulatory Vocalizations of Chacma Baboons (Papio Ursinus), gibbons (Hylobates Hoolock) and Humans,” Science, 200:1405, 1406-07 (1978).
  2. ^ J. Hamilton and P. C. Arrowood, “Copulatory Vocalizations of Chacma Baboons (Papio Ursinus), gibbons (Hylobates Hoolock) and Humans,” Science, 200:1405, 1405 (1978).
  3. ^ J. Hamilton and P. C. Arrowood, “Copulatory Vocalizations of Chacma Baboons (Papio Ursinus), gibbons (Hylobates Hoolock) and Humans,” Science, 200:1405, 1406 (1978).
  4. ^ S. Semple, “Individuality and Male Discrimination of Female Copulation Calls in the Yellow Baboon,” ‘’Animal Behavior’’ 61: 1023, 1027 (2001).
  5. ^ Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha, ‘’Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships’’ (Harper Perennial, 2011), p. 257.
  6. ^ Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha, ‘’Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships’’ (Harper Perennial, 2011), pp. 255-57.
  7. ^ J. Hamilton and P. C. Arrowood, “Copulatory Vocalizations of Chacma Baboons (Papio Ursinus), gibbons (Hylobates Hoolock) and Humans,” ‘’Science’’, 200:1405, 1405-06 (1978).
  8. ^ a b Gayle Brewer and Colin A. Hendrie, “Evidence to Suggest that Copulatory Vocalizations in Women Are Not a Reflexive Consequence of Orgasm,” ‘’Archives of Sexual Behavior’’ 40:559-64 (June 2011)
  9. ^ Williams, Gordon (2001). A Dictionary of Sexual Language and Imagery. p. 626.
  10. ^ Rohas, Maythee (2009). Women of Color and Feminism. p. 33.
  11. ^ http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14681990500438014
  12. ^ Pokras, Somaj (2007). Male Multiple Orgasm. p. 33.
  13. ^ Geter, Gene (2000). Genius 2. p. 50.
  14. ^ Purcell, Natalie (2012). Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary. p. 104.
  15. ^ Dennis, Thomas (2003). Women, Sex and the Bible. p. 65.
  16. ^ Purcell, Natalie (2012). Violence and the Pornographic Imaginary. p. 118.
  17. ^ Roffman, Deborah (2012). Talk to Me First. p. 127.
  18. ^ Parsons, Paul (2012). How to Destroy the Universe. p. 34.
  19. ^ http://articles.latimes.com/1988-04-24/news/mn-2534_1_elephant-seals
  20. ^ Horwell, David (2011). Galápagos Wildlife. p. 39.
  21. ^ https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/sex-dawn/201001/women-in-bed-whats-all-the-noise-about-part-ii
  22. ^ Bruess, Clint (2010). Exploring the Dimensions of Human Sexuality. p. 84.
  23. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/8413974.stm
  24. ^ http://io9.com/5559447/scientists-try-to-prove-that-women-manipulate-men-with-noises-during-sex
  25. ^ http://www.bustle.com/articles/21682-why-do-women-fake-orgasms-and-make-noise-during-sex-the-science-is-more-complex-than

References

  • Gayle Brewer and Colin A. Hendrie, “Evidence to Suggest that Copulatory Vocalizations in Women Are Not a Reflexive Consequence of Orgasm.” Archives of Sexual Behavior 40:559-64 (June 2011).
  • W. J. Hamilton and P. C. Arrowood, “Copulatory Vocalizations of Chacma Baboons (Papio Ursinus), gibbons (Hylobates Hoolock) and Humans.” Science, 200:1405-09 (1978).
  • Christopher Ryan and Cacilda Jetha. Sex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships. (Harper Perennial, 2011).
  • S. Semple, “Individuality and Male Discrimination of Female Copulation Calls in the Yellow Baboon.” Animal Behavior 61:1023-1028 (2001).
  • M. F. Small, “Female Primate Sexual Behavior and Conception: Are There Really Sperm to Spare?,” Current Anthropology 29(1): 81-100 (1988).
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