Why Women Have Sex (53 page)

narcissism,
165

Nas,
92

National Family Opinion Research, Inc.,
157

nervous system, sympathetic,
241–42
,
246
,
247–48

neurotransmitters,
57
,
249–50

New Testament,
145

Newbert, Andrew,
75

nipples,
30
,
39

nonverbal signals,
217

Notorious Cherry Bombs,
134

novelty,
161–62

Obama, Barack,
227

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD),
56–57

obsessive rape,
226

OCD.
See
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

odors, body.
See
body odors

Odysseus,
50

Old Testament,
73–74

Oneida Community,
58

online dating sites,
213–14

Ophelia,
51

opposites, sexual attraction to,
25–26

oral contraceptives,
129
,
147
,
252

orgasm,
36–37

body image and,
195
,
196

factors influencing ability to achieve,
45–47

female ejaculation during,
36
,
39

gender and,
153–54

hormones and,
69

during menstruation,
239–40

with or without a partner,
42–44

physical experience of,
37–39

psychological experience of,
39–41

to relieve pain,
238–39

religious ecstasy and,
75

role in the reproductive process,
47–49

sexual experience and,
159

triggers for,
41–42

O’Sullivan, Lucia,
136

Othello
(Shakespeare),
103

over-the-counter medications,
130

ovulation,
77
,
83–85

oxytocin,
40
,
69
,
70–73
,
127
,
216

oxytocin withdrawal,
90–91

parental neglect,
200–201

parenthood,
128–29

passionate love,
55
,
56–57
,
58

Penelope,
50

penetration,
34

penis size,
154–55

Penton-Voak, Ian,
14

perfectionism,
165

Periactin,
130

personality,
19–23
,
164–66

petting,
69

Pfaus, Jim,
27

pheneotype,
17–18

pheromones,
8–9

Philippines,
174

Phillips, Julia,
182

physical appearance

love “at first sight” and,
59

matching hypothesis and,
25–26

ovulation cycles and,
83–85

self-esteem and,
193–95

sexual attraction and,
14–16

sexual competition and,
81–83
,
96–97

sexual desire and changes in,
131

universally appealing features,
192

physical movement,
17–19

Picasso, Pablo,
231

Plato,
66

pleasure-driven sex,
28–29
,
30

Pliny the Elder,
240

Plutarch,
231

polyandry, fraternal,
102

polygynous societies,
58

polygyny threshold hypothesis,
93

Pomeroy, Wardell,
xiii–xiv

Porn for Women
,
132–33

pornography,
96–97

post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD),
222

power,
23–25
,
204–7

prairie voles,
71–72

pregnancy,
126–29
,
171

premarital sexual intercourse,
147–48
,
149–50

prescription drugs,
129–30

professional advancement,
181–82

progesterone,
124
,
127

prolactin levels,
39
,
40
,
48
,
244–45

prostaglandins,
239
,
252
,
253

prostitution

hierarchy in,
177–78

sexual economy of,
173–75
,
176

sugar-daddy relationships,
178–80

Provost, Meghan,
18

proximity,
3–5

psychological sexual turnoffs,
131–32
,
135

PTSD.
See
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Puts, David,
16

Queen Bees and Wannabes
(Wiseman),
198

rape,
211–12

emotional consequences of,
212
,
221–22
,
231

in human history,
230–31

marital,
225–27

sexual functioning after,
222
,
227

statistics on,
220

therapy after,
228–29

women’s defenses against,
231–35

See also
sexual abuse

rape fantasies,
233–34

relationship breakups,
59–60

religion

marital sex and,
138

sexuality and,
73–75

virginity and,
145
,
149

Remeron,
130

reproductive biology,
171

reputation

sexual,
85–87

social,
xvi–xvii

reserpine,
130

resource benefits,
2

retrograde menstruation,
240

revenge,
91
,
97–98

revictimization, sexual,
223–24

rivalry, sexual.
See
sexual competition

romance novels,
206–7

romantic love,
50–51
,
54
,
58

Romeo, Tony,
89

Romeo and Juliet
(Shakespeare),
1
,
51

Rutledge, Ann,
50

Sabines,
231

SAD.
See
seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

Sahlin, Marshall,
169–70

Sanday, Peggy,
230

Sati,
50

scents,
5–9

Schmich, Mary,
97

Schmitt, David,
63
,
94
,
164
,
165–66

Scotland,
174

seasonal affective disorder (SAD),
249

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs),
129–30

self-esteem

attention deficit and,
200–202

body image and,
193–95

definition of,
191

jealousy and,
100–101

sexual attraction and,
20
,
22–23

sexual infidelity and,
114–15
,
116

sexual intercourse and,
xxi
,
100–101
,
192–93
,
202–4

sexuality and,
191–92

social esteem and,
197–200

selflessness, sexual,
49

semen,
252–53

serotonin,
56–57

Serzone,
130

sex drive.
See
sexual desire

sexology,
xiii–xiv

sexual abuse

in committed relationships,
225–29

young women and,
220–24

See also
rape

sexual addiction,
163

sexual adventurism,
146
,
152–55
,
161–62