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Special Issue: Orgasm: Neurophysiological, Psychological, and Evolutionary Perspectives

The whole versus the sum of some of the parts: toward resolving the apparent controversy of clitoral versus vaginal orgasms

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Article: 32578 | Received 13 Jun 2016, Accepted 02 Aug 2016, Published online: 25 Oct 2016

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