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In sexual intercourse, the refractory period is a recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for a person to experience continued arousal or additional orgasms. The clitoris/penis glans may be hypersensitive and further sexual stimulation may even feel painful during this time frame. In sexuality, the '''refractory period''' is the recovery phase after ] during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms. The ] may be hypersensitive and further ] may even feel painful during this time frame.


The refractory period varies widely between individuals and across species, ranging from minutes to hours (depending when the last orgasm/s was achieved etc). An increased infusion of the hormone prolactin (which represses dopamine, that is responsible for sexual arousal) during orgasm is believed to be chiefly responsible for the refractory period and the amount by which prolactin is increased may affect the length of each refractory period. The refractory period varies widely between individuals and across species, ranging from minutes to days. An increased infusion of the ] ] during ejaculation is believed to be chiefly responsible for the refractory period and the amount by which oxytocin is increased may affect the length of each refractory period.


Another chemical which is considered to be responsible for this effect is oxytocin, although oxytocin has a half-life of typically about three minutes in the blood it would not create a long-term refractory period. Another chemical which is considered to be responsible for this effect is ], which represses ], which is responsible for sexual arousal.


Some individuals do not experience a refractory period immediately after orgasm and in many cases are capable of attaining additional, multiple orgasms through further stimulation (mainly oral-genital stimulation or through masturbation). The female sexual response is more alike that of men than previously thought... Most men and women experience hypersensitivity after orgasm, which effectively creates a refractory period. During a refractory period it is almost impossible to be aroused by physical stimulation alone, thus an element of mental stimulation is required to achieve further sexual pleasure . Unlike men, some ] do not experience a refractory period immediately after orgasm and in many cases are capable of attaining additional, ]s through further stimulation (mainly ] or through ]). The female sexual response is more varied than that of men, and there are many women who experience clitoral hypersensitivity after orgasm, which effectively creates a refractory period. These women may be capable of further orgasms, but the pain involved in getting there makes the prospect undesirable.

In general it is the males of the species that have orgasm on a frequent basis (due to the design of the penis which makes it easier to achieve orgasm) which in turn increases the levels of prolactin which represses the arousal properties of dopamine. It is also true that due to the way men rush their way to orgasm, or worse suppress their orgasm/s they are not building adequate amounts of the hormone dopamine leading to a less than satisfying orgasm with an inevitable refractory period. If men are to be be more patient and give time for their arousal to grow (and using less physical stimulation) they will be capable of not only achieving multiple orgasms but extended and more fulfilling orgasms.


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Revision as of 17:49, 9 September 2007

In sexuality, the refractory period is the recovery phase after orgasm during which it is physiologically impossible for an individual to have additional orgasms. The penis may be hypersensitive and further sexual stimulation may even feel painful during this time frame.

The refractory period varies widely between individuals and across species, ranging from minutes to days. An increased infusion of the hormone oxytocin during ejaculation is believed to be chiefly responsible for the refractory period and the amount by which oxytocin is increased may affect the length of each refractory period.

Another chemical which is considered to be responsible for this effect is prolactin, which represses dopamine, which is responsible for sexual arousal.

Unlike men, some women do not experience a refractory period immediately after orgasm and in many cases are capable of attaining additional, multiple orgasms through further stimulation (mainly oral-genital stimulation or through masturbation). The female sexual response is more varied than that of men, and there are many women who experience clitoral hypersensitivity after orgasm, which effectively creates a refractory period. These women may be capable of further orgasms, but the pain involved in getting there makes the prospect undesirable.

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