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The '''genital stage''' in [[psychology]] is the term used by [[Sigmund Freud]] to describe the final stage of human psychosexual development. According to Freud's theories, this stage begins at puberty and constitutes mature adult sexuality.
===Female sexuality and criticism of Freud's theories===
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Freud believed that at this stage, female [[Human_sexuality|sexuality]] shifted from being [[clitoris]]-centric to being [[vagina]]-centric. There is considerable criticism of this theory, as it portrays adult women who continue to enjoy and [[orgasm]] from clitoral stimulation as not having reached full sexual maturity.
===See also===
* [[Freudian psychosexual stages]]
** [[Oral stage]]
** [[Anal stage]]
** [[Phallic stage]]
* [[Orgasm#Vaginal_versus_clitoral_orgasms|Vaginal versus clitoral orgasms]]
[[Category:Freudian psychology]]
===Female sexuality and criticism of Freud's theories===
{{main|Orgasm#Vaginal versus clitoral orgasms}}
Freud believed that at this stage, female [[Human_sexuality|sexuality]] shifted from being [[clitoris]]-centric to being [[vagina]]-centric. There is considerable criticism of this theory, as it portrays adult women who continue to enjoy and [[orgasm]] from clitoral stimulation as not having reached full sexual maturity.
===See also===
* [[Freudian psychosexual stages]]
** [[Oral stage]]
** [[Anal stage]]
** [[Phallic stage]]
* [[Orgasm#Vaginal_versus_clitoral_orgasms|Vaginal versus clitoral orgasms]]
[[Category:Freudian psychology]]
