Product Description

'Fetus ejection reflex', 'milk ejection reflex', 'sperm ejection reflex', 'orgasmogenic cocktail'...These are examples of terms used by Michel Odent in his study of the ecstatic/orgasmic states associated with different episodes of human sexual life. This book about male and female orgasms is an opportunity to convince anyone that humanity is at a turning point. Due to the improved technique of medically assisted conceptions and cesareans, the advances in anesthesiology and pharmacology, and the development of the food industry, women can now conceive a baby, give birth and feed their infant without relying on the release of 'cocktails of love hormones'. Human intelligence and ingenuity have made love hormones redundant. Let us think long-term and let us raise questions in terms of civilization. The future of humanity is at stake.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #70248 in Books
• Published on: 2009-01-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Review
A stylish polemic that mixes endocrinology, comparative anthropology, philology and anecdotes from the author's own medical practice. --The Guardian

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I can't recommend this book highly enough.

Customer Reviews

the functions of the orgasms
wonderful book - very interesting to me as a doula and birth educator but fascinating as a woman and mother too!