It makes sense from a why standpoint. I can’t help but wonder about the how.

How did we evolve reproductive organs that are not only sensitive, but also release reproductive cells at climax?

I’m ok with a “we have no idea” answer, but if there is an answer I also want to know.

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    https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jez.b.22690

    See above for a possible explanation for the evolution of female orgasms. Tl;dr: in humans, it may be a trait derived originally from induced ovulation in more evolutionarily distant ancestors and changed to become what it is in humans over evolutionary time.

    In a general evolutionary biology sense, “why” questions are a lot harder to answer than “how” questions. Many answers to “why” that are often given as “that makes sense” are often untested “just so” explanations.