A Critic Takes On the Logic of Female Orgasm

A Critic Takes On the Logic of Female Orgasm
(New York Times)

Rather, Dr. Lloyd says the most convincing theory is one put forward in 1979 by Dr. Donald Symons, an anthropologist.

That theory holds that female orgasms are simply artifacts—a byproduct of the parallel development of male and female embryos in the first eight or nine weeks of life.