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Men who have lopsided ears might not make the earth move

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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