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Female Pleasure, Explained | #5 with Dr. Cindy Meston

Jun 15, 2026 · 1h 42m

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Female sexuality is far more complex and fascinating than we’ve been taught. In this episode of The XX Lab with Sarah Hill , Sarah sits down with pioneering sexuality researcher Dr. Cindy Meston to unpack the science of female desire, arousal, orgasm, menopause, antidepressants, birth control, and the psychology behind what actually creates satisfying sex for women. From groundbreaking lab research measuring physiological arousal to redefining female orgasm for the World Health Organization, Dr. Meston shares decades of discoveries that challenge outdated assumptions about women’s sexuality and reveal just how much context, emotion, hormones, stress, and self-perception shape desire. In…