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Sexual stimulation is anything that leads to, enhances and maintains sexual arousal, and may lead to orgasm. The thing that causes a sexual response is referred to in sexology and physiology as a stimulus, hence the term stimulation.
Sexual stimulation is a broad term, usually understood to mean physical stimulation, of the genitals or other body parts. The term can, however, include stimuli affecting the mind (sexual fantasy),[1] or senses other than touch sight, smell, or hearing). Sufficient physical stimulation of the genitals usually results in an orgasm.[2][3][4][5] Stimulation can be by oneself (masturbation or other forms of autoeroticism) or by a sexual partner (sexual intercourse or other sexual activity), by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods.[6]
Some people practice orgasm control, whereby a person or their partner controls the level of stimulation to prolong the experience leading up to orgasm.
Women rated clitoral stimulation as at least somewhat more important than vaginal stimulation in achieving orgasm; only about 20% indicated that they did not require additional clitoral stimulation during intercourse.
Most women report the inability to achieve orgasm with vaginal intercourse and require direct clitoral stimulation ... About 20% have coital climaxes...