In The Scie... — The Case Of The Female Orgasm: Bias

Lloyd favors the theory that the female orgasm is an evolutionary by-product rather than an adaptation. Just as men have nipples because they are a developmental requirement for females, women have the capacity for orgasm because the clitoris and penis develop from the same embryonic tissue. In this view, male orgasm was selected for its reproductive necessity, and female orgasm was "carried along" as a happy accident.

The central theme of Elisabeth Lloyd’s influential book, is that scientific research into female sexuality has been deeply compromised by two main types of prejudice: adaptationism and androcentrism . Core Biases Identified The Case of the Female Orgasm: Bias in the Scie...

Lloyd argues that evolutionary biologists have historically approached the female orgasm with preconceived notions that have blinded them to the actual empirical data: Lloyd favors the theory that the female orgasm