The female orgasm may be a means for selecting mates for committed long-term relationships, according to a new study published in Evolutionary Psychology. While the male orgasm is necessary for sexual reproduction, the female orgasm is not. Thus, some scholars have argued that the female orgasm is unlikely to be an adaptation, but rather, the evolutionary by-product of the male orgasm. Others have emphasized the adaptive benefits of the female orgasm. “The incredible variability in orgasm we see among females poses a very interesting evolutionary question. There is still quite a bit of disagre…