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Orgasms - Oooooooh Oooooh Uuuuuuh Aaaaaah!What exactly are orgasms? Well they are a sudden release of built up sexual tension which results in rhythmic muscular contraction in the pelvic region. These rhythmic muscular contraction produce an intensely pleasurable sensation followed by sudden relaxation. Also a psychological experience they are sometimes referred to as a 'climax', 'cum' or 'coming'. According to Masters and Johnson's original research of the human sexual response cycle, an orgasm is the third of four stages which occur after the plateau phase and before the resolution phase. Another accepted example of the sexual response cycle was developed by Helen Singer Kaplan, M.D., PhD., and has just three stages:
It is important to realize that orgasms are different for everyone and everyone does not always experience the same type every time. Sometimes it my be very intense and explosive, or an intense pleasurable rush of sensations, and sometimes it may be less intense, more subtle and milder. The difference in intensity can be caused by may different things such as physical factors which may include fatigue and length of time since your last sexual climax and many different psychosocial factors such as your relationship with your partner, your mood, your expectations and your feelings about the sexual experience itself. There are several physiological elements of an orgasm.
The most common physical feature of all orgasms is the wonderful sensation created by the simultaneous rhythmic contractions of the pubococcygeus muscle (pc muscle). These areas also experience contractions,
The first few contractions of an orgasm are close together and very intense, and occur at about 0.8-second intervals. These contractions lessen in intensity and duration and occur less frequently as the orgasm continues. Despite the anatomical differences, orgasms in men and women are physiologically and psychologically similar. Many women have described their orgasms as a sense of suspension, followed by an intensely pleasurable feeling that begins in the clitoris and rushes throughout the pelvis. The genitals are said to become warm, tingly or electric, and these physical sensations can quickly spread through the body. Many women also feel muscle contractions in their vagina or lower pelvis, often described as "pelvic throbbing". The feeling of orgasms in men have been described almost the same with the beginning of a deep warm sensation or pressure that corresponds to 'ejaculatory inevitability' which is the point when an ejaculation cannot be stopped. Followed by sharp,intense pleasurable contractions of the:
Some men describe this part as a sensation of pumping. Finally, a warm rush of fluid or a shooting sensation describes the actual process of semen traveling through the urethra during ejaculation. It is important to understand that orgasm and ejaculation are not the same thing. Although they usually always occur together, a man can experience an orgasm without ejaculating. A major difference between women and men's orgasmic phase is that many more women than men have the physical capability of having more orgasms within a short period of time without dropping below the plateau of sexual arousal. Being multi-orgasmic depends on both continued stimulation and sexual interest. Because neither of these is present every time for most women, multiple orgasms do not occur with every sexual encounter. Men on the other hand, enter a recovery phase after ejaculation, which is called the 'refractory period.' It is during this time that further orgasm or ejaculation is physiologically impossible. However, some men nave learned to have an orgasm without ejaculating, thereby making it possible to experience multiple orgasms.
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