Is a woman's moaning related to orgasm?

Now we may have found some basis for this, with a new study showing the sounds women make in bed are often not linked to orgasms.

The study found that women's "mating calls" most often occur just before or at the same time as their partner's orgasm. This was found after analyzing 71 women with an average age of 22.

The study aimed to determine whether women's moans are caused by orgasm or have nothing to do with it. Each participant answered a questionnaire about their sex life, which included details about how they orgasmed and when they were most likely to orgasm.

Most of the women surveyed said they reached orgasm during foreplay, but often moaned with pleasure when their partners climaxed. The researchers believe this phenomenon is due to women "manipulating men's behaviour to their advantage".

"Taken together, these data clearly demonstrate that women's orgasms and sexual moans are clearly dissociated, suggesting that these responses are the product of conscious control, providing women with an opportunity to manipulate men's behavior to suit their needs," the researchers wrote. Another explanation is that women are acting out a "perfect sexual script."