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Men who have lopsided ears might not make the earth move
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The Independent - London
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January 16, 1996
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Copyright informationCopyright 1996 The Independent - London. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Sex may be for procreation, but orgasms are really why we do
it. Without this recreational incentive we probably would not go
to all that bother. As Lord Chesterfield famously advised his son:
"The pleasure is momentary, the position ridiculous and the expense
damnable."
Biologically, however, that moment of pleasure, the orgasmic
pay-off, is not just a sensory bribe. In women, at least, it seems
to be an important factor in the scramble among sperm to fertilise
the egg. Recent evidence suggests that the timing of female orgasm
relative to the male partner's ejaculation may influence sperm
retention and allow the woman to manipulate the chances of the
sperm from a particular male ...
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