Talk:Refractory period (sex)

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The discussion of sexual refractory period fails to mention that males can usually decrease this refractory period dramatically (as well as decreasing the volume of ejaculation) by maintaining tight control of the muscles around the prostate area (the same ones used to voluntarily stop the flow of urine when voiding one's bladder) during ejaculation................... -unsigned

Contents 1 "Can not ejaculate again"? 2 Le Petit Mort Redirection? 3 Suppression in men 4 Translation to Swedish 5 An end to arousal 6 verification tag 7 Contradiction?

[edit] "Can not ejaculate again"?

Personally I find that if I am sufficiently interested in my partner I can have multiple orgasms in a row--i.e. continuing intercourse without stopping. I do have a very brief period after each ejaculation where it hurts a bit, but this lasts less than a minute--I do remain erect too. Is this really that uncommon? I've had one gf say that they have never been with someone who could do that, but most of my gfs had been with other people who could I think. And I've talked to friends who can do this. Is this really that uncommon? It would be nice to know just what they mean by "almost all men". %90, %95, %99? If anyone knows this info it would be great to include. --Brentt 09:07, 28 January 2006 (UTC)

Brentt, what you're describing is not so uncommon. There are a variety of problems with that part, including stating that the refractory period "is a recovery phase after male ejaculation", this needs to be corrected to include women as well, and needs to have citations. There are several inaccuracies in this section.

Not all women have a refractory period, and not all experience clitoral hypersensitivity. Supposedly, some men experience neither, but this hasn't been studied. What Brentt mentions is not directly related. He describes maintaining an erection (which depends on arousal, absence of erectile dysfunction, etc., and is common for pre-andropausal men, particularly younger men) as well as having only a little bit of hypersensitization of the glans afterwards (which is not uncommon, IIRC). He does not mention anything about fatigue, which is a common reason why many men abort intercourse after orgasm, judging from the (admittedly) small sample of my male friends.

Being orgasm refractory, which is what the page should be called unless it is greatly expanded, means not being able to achieve another orgasm. The duration of this period varies, but is generally a lot longer in males than females.

Zuiram 20:47, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Le Petit Mort Redirection?

I do not believe this is correct. Le Petit Mort is redirected to this page, when I believe that le petit mort stands for the orgasm itself, not the refractory period.

It does stand for the orgasm itself, yes.

Zuiram 20:33, 31 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Suppression in men

I recently read that as the science behind the refractory period in men is becoming better understood that ways to suppress it were being theorised/developed. Does anybody know anything about this? If it's not yet on wikipedia should I assume that it doesn't yet exist in any real form?

I often get jealous of women because of their multi-orgasmic abilities and this would certainly even things out.

There is supposedly a link between prolactin and its effect on dopamine; that if you block the effects of prolactin, multiple orgasms can occur. I read a BBC news report of some experiments being done. Rest assured these developments are being followed with great anticipation and, if true, will make headlines around the world ;) Pendragon39 03:56, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Any more news on this guys? I heard that there have been specific experiments with suppression where men have been made completely multiorgasmic during the drugs effect. There should be a section on this. There is a wiki page somewhere linking to a study but I can't find it.. I thought it might have been on here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.7.74.130 (talk) 10:42, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Translation to Swedish

Im thinking about translating this article to swedish wikipedia. But Im unconcerned how to translate "refractory period". Dictionaries give me different answers. /Jonipoon 18:48, 31 October 2007 (CET)

[edit] An end to arousal

I think this article should talk about what causes the end to arousal. For instance, even if I was significantly attracted to my partner before hand, after the orgasm, I almost find any thing that I would have found stimulating, ugly. I've heard it's some sort of release of something after the orgasm, but I don't know really.--72.224.93.8 (talk) 00:42, 23 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] verification tag

I dispute the sources provided by Sarsaparilla. Could someone verify/deny this and take the appropriate action? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.231.154.231 (talk) 05:46, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

Remove it yourself or add a {{fact}} tag. Sarsaparilla (talk) 13:37, 15 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction?

This article says:

• Unlike men, some women do not experience a refractory period immediately after orgasm[...]

Refractory_period#Sexual_refractory_period says:

• Some people do not experience a refractory period immediately after orgasm and in many cases are capable of attaining additional, multiple orgasms through further stimulation. The female sexual response is more similar to that of men than previously thought.

Seems kinda contradictory. The first quote gives the impression that men always have RPs, whereas some women don't. The second quote says some people don't, not just women. I don't know which quote is right; I'm guessing the situation is that not all men have RPs, but are more likely to have them than women, just like some people can orgasm simply by thinking about it. Maybe doctors disagree on the facts, but I digress. Either way, there you have it.--85.5.47.205 (talk) 11:35, 16 February 2008 (UTC)