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Second-Rate Sex: Women Missing Orgasm in Hookups

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For women, sex during hookups may be missing something: a climax.

In a new study, which involved about 600 college students, women were twice as likely to have an orgasm during sex in a committed relationship compared to a hookup, according an article in the New York Times.

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Rachael Rettner
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Rachael is a Live Science contributor, and was a former channel editor and senior writer for Live Science between 2010 and 2022. She has a master's degree in journalism from New York University's Science, Health and Environmental Reporting Program. She also holds a B.S. in molecular biology and an M.S. in biology from the University of California, San Diego. Her work has appeared in Scienceline, The Washington Post and Scientific American.