The Empress Maria Theresa consulted her physician Van Sweiten about her sterility. He thought that if she would only come to orgasm then she would be fertile. With this in mind he remarked -"I am of the opinion that the clitoris of your Most Sacred Majesty should be titillated for some length of time before coitus." Whether or not the Empress took the advice we do not know; we do of course know that orgasm has nothing to do with conception. The lady did subsequently bear no less than sixteen children - and perhaps she had an enjoyable sex life.