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Evolutionary perspective
From an evolutionary perspective, females might fake orgasms in order to signal fidelity to a male partner, particularly if he is of low-genetic quality. If a female is copulating with many partners (employing a polygamous mating strategy) her aim may be to secure benefits from multiple males, such as resources, whilst aiming to only reproduce with males of high-genetic quality. In order to secure resources from low-genetic males, the female would need to imply commitment to reproduction with each male, as males do not want to waste resources on a female who may not sire their child. It has been suggested that the fake orgasm is an attempt at implying this commitment.

Implied Paternity
A true orgasm is known to increase the number of sperm carried to the uterus post-male orgasm (suggesting reproductive benefits) and has suggested pair-bonding benefits. Faking an orgasm with a low-genetic quality mate would lead that mate to believe that a) they could be the father of a child born to that mother and b) that the female is committed to them and them alone. It is suggested that Chacma baboons, who are polygamous, use copulation calls (vocalisations made by animals during copulation) in order to increase paternity confusion among the males in the troop. This aims to reduce infanticide of their offspring, due to the male believing there is a chance the offspring is their own, they are less likely to commit infanticide.

Mate Retention
A fake orgasm could also be a mate retention technique, as research has indicated that women who perceive a greater risk of infidelity from their partner report a greater number of faked orgasms. This behavior would be beneficial for the female in retaining a long-term mate as women who appear to have frequent orgasms have partners that report higher levels of satisfaction in their relationship in comparison to women that don't orgasm as frequently. This study also indicates that women who faked orgasms frequently are more likely to display five mate retention behaviors including: direct guarding (calling the partner unexpectedly to see who they were with), intersexual negative inducements (flirting in front of the partner), positive inducements (trying to impress the partner by dressing well), public possession signals (physical contact with the partner; e.g. holding hands in front of other females) and intrasexual negative Inducements (yelling at another woman for looking at the female's partner).

Detection of Fake Orgasms
A study of orgasms in female humans suggested that most men are quite accurate in knowing whether their partners faked orgasm or not. In this study accuracy was varied (for example, one man suggesting that his partner never faked orgasm, and his partner suggesting that she faked orgasm 100% of the time), but the general moderate accuracy of men in detecting fake orgasm suggests that it may be a evolutionary counter-adaptation by men in order to not be fooled into believing female attempts at implying commitment (monogamy) and in order to detect the true satisfaction levels of the female partner. The idea that men place great importance on female mate orgasm lends support to this theory, suggesting that true orgasm in females is an indication of commitment and satisfaction.