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WOMEN'S SEXUALITIES
Generations of Women Share
Intimate Secrets of Sexual Self-Acceptance

Questionnaire

G. These Questions In This Section Are About the
Experience of Orgasm.

1. Please check the best answer for you:

I have never experienced an orgasm  
I am not sure if I have ever had an orgasm  
My first orgasm was by myself  
My first orgasm was during sexual activity with a partner  

Other (PLEASE SPECIFY):

 

If you have never experienced orgasm or are not sure if you have, please skip to Question 11.

2. I think my first orgasm occurred when I was age ___________years

(If you don't know for sure please write in your best estimate or guess. If you were young, perhaps you only realized later that it was an orgasm.)

3. The following describe my experience (please check all that apply):

My first orgasm occurred spontaneously  
My first orgasm occurred when I was trying to have one  
My first orgasm surprised me  
I was frightened by the sensations of my first orgasm  
I reach orgasm when alone but not when I'm with a partner  
I have at some time awakened from sleep having an orgasm from dreaming  

I have at some time had an orgasm from mental/emotional stimulation (such as a fantasy, recalling a past experience, reading) without also sexual touching myself

 
None of the above  

 

If you have never had an orgasm when alone, please circle 0 and skip to Question 7.

 

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4. I generally reach orgasm more easily by myself than with a partner.

Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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5. I generally have more enjoyable orgasms by myself than I have had with a partner.

Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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6. The stimulation I use to reach orgasm when alone tends to be:

 

Always (or almost always) the same kind  
Varied, I use different kinds of stimulation at different times  

 

If you have never experienced orgasm with a partner, please circle 0 and skip to Question 10. 0000

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7. The stimulation through which I reach orgasm with a partner tends to be:

 

Always (or almost always) the same kind  
Varied, I use different kinds of stimulation at different times  

 

 

8. I generally have (had) more enjoyable orgasms with my most satisfying sexual partner than by myself


Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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If you have not experienced orgasm with a partner in the last 3 months,

Please circle 0 and skip to Question 10.000000

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The next question is about your orgasms with a partner in the last 3 months. If you have had more than one partner, answer regarding your most satisfying partner.

 

9. In the last 3 months when having sex with my partner:

a. I wanted to orgasm in approximately __________% of the sexual episodes.
(please write in your best guess)________ %

 

b. I actually orgasmed in approximately _______% of the sexual episodes in which I wanted to.

(write in your best guess) ________ %

 

c. I am satisfied with the frequency I actually orgasmed.

Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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d. I am satisfied with the quality/intensity of the orgasms I had.

 

Strongly Disagree
Strongly Agree
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10. In my life, I have (please write in your best estimate or guess of the number):

 

a. Cried during orgasm or had crying released by orgasm __________times

 

b. Laughed during orgasm or had laughter released by orgasm ______________times

 

11 a. In my life, I have faked an orgasm ________times
(please write in your best estimate or guess):

 

b. I have faked an orgasm with ____________percent of my partners

If you do not have a current partner, circle 0 and skip to Question 12. )

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c. I fake an orgasm with my current partner about________________percent of the time.

If you have never reached orgasm during sex with a partner, please skip to the next section, Section H.

 

12. In addition to getting specific physical stimulation, I often have done the following to help me reach orgasm during sex with a partner. (check all that apply; some may have happened spontaneously):

Gotten myself in a sexy mood beforehand  
Engaged in a fantasy of my ow  
Engaged in a fantasy shared with my partner  
Thought or imagined that I might become pregnant  
Synchronized my breathing to my partner's breathing  
Synchronized the rhythm of my movements to my partner's  
Felt/thought how much I love my partner  
Tightened and released my pelvic muscles  
Paid attention to my physical sensations  
Focused on my partner's pleasure  
Positioned my body to get the stimulation I needed  
Engaged in eye contact with my partner  
Detached from thinking about anything  
Asked or encouraged my partner to do what I needed  
Other (Please specify)  

 

Remember

The questionnaire is here for VIEWING ONLY.
Please DO NOT send your answers to me.

Copyright 1998, Carol Ellison, Ph.D.

 

 

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