How couples are having sex without reaching orgasm ON PURPOSE to put the spark back into their marriages. Read more!

A growing number of men and women are giving up conventional, climax-oriented intercourse for a different type of lovemaking. 


Karezza, which is derived from the Italian word carezza, meaning caress, stays far from the edge of orgasm, instead putting the emphasis on attachment and affection, not climax.


Many couples are finding that the technique of karezza has helped heal their marriages, inject more spark into their sex lives, shed porn addiction, and even cure sexual dysfunction.

New technique: Karezza puts the emphasis on attachment and affection during intercourse, not climax - staying far from the edge of orgasm

The word karezza was coined by Dr. Alice Bunker Stockham in 1896, a Chicago obstetrician and feminist who crusaded for birth control, a ban on corsets and sexual fulfillment for both men and women.


For strengthening marriages, Dr Stockholm encouraged 'male continence', although she encouraged women abstain from orgasm as well, in the interest of equality. 

Lauded by doctors and American's alike, karezza is beginning to be seen as a natural alternative to Viagra, and possibly a cure for sexual dysfunction, or lack of desire, in women.

Deb Feintech, a counselor from Portland, Maine, says she often uses karezza to help couples repair their broken relationships.

She explained to ABC News: 'The people most interested are men. It's very radical for them, but they are finding the emotional intimacy far outweighs any of the thrill of the chase and the mating mind.'


She added that the practice is not just helpful for middle-aged couples struggling with the boredom of a long marriage, but also for young couples headed to the altar.
She said: 'I offer this to them as something to try for a month or so. They wake up every single morning and they are not even thinking about genital stimulation. They are snuggling, holding and breathing with eye contact and flow. It's very conscious - from the genitals to the heart.'

Exploring the connections between sexual behavior, neurochemistry, and relationship harmony, doctors have found that 80 different regions of the brain reach their maximum activity during orgasm.

This overstimulation of the pleasure receptors can desensitise the brain to pleasure or create a craving for more, leading to unhealthy cravings and an imbalance in the brain's harmony.

Marnia L. Robinson, author of Cupid's Poisoned Arrow, and the website, Reuniting: Healing With Sexual Relationships, is now a devote of kerezza, and says when men are addicted to pornography or have frequent orgasms, 'no amount of pleasure can satisfy.'
'We are always looking for something novel,' she added.


But in karezza, lovemaking has no finish line, so sexual energy continues to flow, which advocates say helps to prevent boredom with a partner.


Through bonding behaviour and relaxation, Karezza, which discourages conventional foreplay of oral sex, also encourages the brain to release the 'love' hormone ocytocin.
Researchers have found the only other event that affects the brain as intensely as orgasm is an epileptic seisure, causing doctors to conclude that when it comes to sexual dysfunction in women, clinical trials so far have been attacking the wrong organ.
Ms Robinson agrees, believing the orgasm's power is rooted in neuroscience.