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Physiological Arousal Stages During Sexual Stimulation

What Do You Mean By Sexual Activity?

Sexual activity may follow sexual arousal. Human sexual activity has sociological, cognitive, emotional, behavioral and biological aspects; these include personal bonding, sharing emotions and the physiology of the reproductive system, sex drive, sexual intercourse and sexual behavior in all its forms. It is an innately physiological function, but like other physical activity.

4 Stages of Physiological Arousal During Sexual Stimulation:

The physiological responses during sexual stimulation are fairly similar for both men and women and there are four phases.

1. During the excitement phase:

• Muscle tension and blood flow increase in and around the sexual organs, heart and respiration increase and blood pressure rises.
• Men and women experience a “sex flush” on the skin of the upper body and face. Typically a woman’s vagına becomes lubricated and her clitoris becomes swollen.
• A man’s penis will become erect.

2. During the plateau phase:

• Heart rate and muscle tension increase further.
• A man’s urinary bladder closes to prevent urine from mixing with semen.
• A woman’s clitoris may withdraw slightly and there is more lubrication, outer swelling and muscles tighten and reduction of diameter.

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3. During the orgasm phase:

• Breathing becomes extremely rapid and the pelvic muscles begin a series of rhythmic contractions.
• Both men and women experience quick cycles of muscle contraction of lower pelvic muscles and women often experience uterine and vaginal contractions; this experience can be described as intensely pleasurable, but roughly 15% of women never experience orgasm and half report having faked it.
• A large genetic component is associated with how often women experience orgasm.

4. During the resolution phase:

• Muscles relax, blood pressure drops, and the body returns to its resting state.
• Though generally reported that women do not experience a refractory period and thus can experience an additional orgasm, or multiple orgasms soon after the first, some sources state that both men and women experience a refractory period because women may also experience a period after orgasm which further sexual stimulation does not produce excitement.
• This period may last from minutes to days and is typically longer for men than women.

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