Refractory period (sex) - Wikipedia

In human sexuality, the refractory period is usually the recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for a man to have ... Refractoryperiod(sex) FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Recoveryperiodafterorgasmbeforeanotherispossible Inhumansexuality,therefractoryperiodisusuallytherecoveryphaseafterorgasmduringwhichitisphysiologicallyimpossibleforamantohaveadditionalorgasms.[1][2]Thisphasebeginsimmediatelyafterejaculationandlastsuntiltheexcitementphaseofthehumansexualresponsecyclebeginsanewwithlow-levelresponse.[1][2]Althoughitisgenerallyreportedthatwomendonotexperiencearefractoryperiodandcanthusexperienceanadditionalorgasm(ormultipleorgasms)soonafterthefirstone,[3][4]somesourcesstatethatbothmenandwomenexperiencearefractoryperiodbecausewomenmayalsoexperienceamomentafterorgasminwhichfurthersexualstimulationdoesnotproduceexcitement.[5][6] Contents 1Factorsandtheories 2Otherstudies 3Seealso 4References 5Externallinks Factorsandtheories[edit] Althoughtherefractoryperiodvarieswidelyamongindividuals,rangingfromminutestodays,[4][5][6]mostmencannotachieveormaintainanerectionduringthistime,andmanyperceiveapsychologicalfeelingofsatisfactionandaretemporarilyuninterestedinfurthersexualactivity;thepenismaybehypersensitiveandfurthersexualstimulationmayfeelpainfulduringthistimeframe.[3][6] Anincreasedinfusionofthehormoneoxytocinduringejaculationisbelievedtobechieflyresponsibleforthemalerefractoryperiod,andtheamountbywhichoxytocinisincreasedmayaffectthelengthofeachrefractoryperiod.[7]Anotherchemicalwhichisconsideredtoberesponsibleforthemalerefractoryperiodisprolactin,[3][8]whichisrepressedbydopamine,andisresponsibleforsexualarousal.[8] Itisadditionallyproposedthatthegonadotropininhibitoryhormone(GnIH),whichisconsideredtoinhibitthehypothalamic-pituitary-gonadalaxisandsexualfunctionscausesrefractorinessofthepost-ejaculatoryrefractoryperiod.[9]Thishypothesisalsosupportstheincreaseofoxytocinandprolactinafterorgasminaccordancewiththepreviousstudies.[9] Analternativetheoryexplainsthemalerefractoryperiodintermsofaperipheralautonomicfeedbackmechanism,[citationneeded]ratherthanthroughcentralchemicalslikeoxytocin,serotonin,andprolactin.Autonomicfeedbackisalreadyknowntoregulateotherphysiologicsystems,suchasbreathing,bloodpressure,andgutmotility.Thistheorysuggeststhataftermaleejaculation,decreasedwalltensioninstructuressuchastheseminalvesiclesleadstoachangeinthefineautonomicsignalssentfromtheseorgans,effectivelycreatinganegativefeedbackloop.Suchamechanismissimilartodecreasedgastricandbowelmotilityoncegastriccontentshavepassedthrough.Oncethefeedbackloophasbeencreated,therefractoryperiodremainsuntiltheloopisbrokenthroughrestorationofthewalltensionintheseminalvesicles.Asmenage,thetimetorestoretensionintheseminalvesiclesincreases.[10] Thefemalesexualresponseismorevariedthanthatofmen,andwomenaremorecapablethanmenofattainingadditionalormultipleorgasmsthroughfurthersexualstimulation.[3][4]However,manywomenexperienceclitoralhypersensitivityafterorgasm,whichcaneffectivelycreatearefractoryperiod.Thesewomenmaybecapableoffurtherorgasms,butthepaininvolvedingettingtheremakestheprospectundesirable.[11][12] Otherstudies[edit] Menmayalsohaveareducedrefractoryperiodandmaybecapableofmultipleorgasms.[13]Accordingtosomestudies,18-year-oldmaleshavearefractoryperiodofabout15minutes,whilethoseintheir70stakeabout20hours,withtheaverageforallmenbeingapproximatelyhalfanhour.[14]Althoughrarer,somemalesexhibitnorefractoryperiodorarefractoryperiodlastinglessthan10seconds.[15]Ascientificstudyattemptingtodocumentnatural,fullyejaculatory,multipleorgasmsinanadultmanwasconductedatRutgersUniversityin1995.Duringthestudy,sixfullyejaculatoryorgasmsoccurredin36minutes,withnoapparentrefractoryperiod.[3][16]In2002,P.Haakeetal.reportedasinglemaleindividualproducingmultipleorgasmswithoutelevatedprolactinresponse.[8] Seealso[edit] Humansexualityportal Post-coitaltristesse Coolidgeeffect References[edit] ^abRossMorrow(2013).SexResearchandSexTherapy:ASociologicalAnalysisofMastersandJohnson.Routledge.p. 91.ISBN 978-1134134656.RetrievedSeptember9,2016. 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