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What is going on medically for lack of better word behi... - 7/24/2009 1:41:56 PM

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I know I didn't phrase that to well I don't know what the correct word would be. What I mean is what is happening technically in your body when you're feeling so good while rubbing the clit, and then that huge burst of yummyness that is an O

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RE: What is going on medically for lack of better word ... - 7/24/2009 2:35:39 PM

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From livestrong.com

Overview
Orgasm is the point at which all sexual tension is suddenly released in a series of involuntary and pleasurable muscular contractions that may be felt in the vagina and/or uterus (although some women experience orgasms without contractions). Orgasm is reached through copulation or masturbation.

During orgasm the body stiffens and the muscles contract. Involuntary muscle contractions and spasms may occur in various parts of the body, including your legs, stomach, arms, and back. The muscles of the vagina relax and contract rapidly, as do the muscles of the uterus. The glands of the vagina discharge a watery secretion, which acts to lubricate the vagina.

The main physical changes that occur during a sexual experience are a result of vasocongestion. This is the accumulation of blood in various parts of the body. Muscular tension increases and other changes occur throughout your body also.

Many women have multiple orgasms. Masters and Johnson documented this occurrence more than 25 years ago. Theories suggest that muscular contractions associated with orgasms pull sperm from the vagina to the cervix, where it's in a better position to reach the egg. Researchers believe that if a woman climaxes up until 45 minutes after her lover ejaculates, she will retain significantly more sperm than she does after non-orgasmic sex.

The difference between a "clitoral" and a "vaginal" orgasm has to do with where you are being stimulated to achieve orgasm, not where you feel the orgasm. The clitoris has a central role in elevating feelings of sexual tension. During sexual excitement, the clitoris swells and changes position. The blood vessels through the whole pelvic area also swell, causing engorgement and creating a feeling of fullness and sexual sensitivity. Your inner vaginal lips swell and change shape. Your vagina balloons upward, and your uterus shifts position in your pelvis.

For some women, the outer third of their vagina and the cervix are also very sensitive, sometimes even more sensitive than the clitoris. When the G-Spot is stimulated during intercourse or other vaginal penetration, these women do have intense orgasms. This would be what is referred to as a vaginal orgasm -- without clitoral stimulation.

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To find out more about the male orgasm, click here.

Hope this helps, and may you have all the orgasms you can handle.

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RE: What is going on medically for lack of better word ... - 7/24/2009 4:25:37 PM

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Thank you very much for answering pure.

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Hope this helps, and may you have all the orgasms you can handle.

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RE: What is going on medically for lack of better word ... - 7/24/2009 5:32:56 PM

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FR, after read thru

Slightly more technical stuff, from Wiki (much longer article there, you might wanna check it out, OP):

Physiological responses

In men

During orgasm, a human male experiences rapid, rhythmic contractions of the anal sphincter, the prostate, and the muscles of the penis. The sperm are transmitted up the vas deferens from the testicles, into the prostate gland as well as through the seminal vesicles to produce what is known as semen. The prostate produces a secretion that forms one of the components of ejaculate. Contraction of the sphincter and prostate force stored semen to be expelled through the penis's urethral opening. The process takes from three to ten seconds, and produces a warm and highly pleasurable feeling.

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In women

A typical woman's orgasm lasts much longer than that of a man.[38] It is preceded by erection of the clitoris and moistening of the opening of the vagina. Some women exhibit a sex flush, a reddening of the skin over much of the body due to increased blood flow to the skin. As a woman nears orgasm, the clitoral glans moves inward under the clitoral hood, and the labia minora (inner lips) become darker. As orgasm becomes imminent, the outer third of the vagina tightens and narrows, while overall the vagina lengthens and dilates and also becomes congested from engorged soft tissue.[39] Elsewhere in the body breasts swell, increasing in size by up to a cup size, and nipples protrude, reaching their maximum at the start of orgasm. The uterus then experiences a series of between 3 and 15 muscular contractions. A woman experiences full orgasm when her uterus, vagina, anus, and pelvic muscles undergo a series of rhythmic contractions. Most women find these contractions very pleasurable. Recently, researchers from the University Medical Center of Groningen, the Netherlands, showed that it is possible to objectively recognize orgasms just by the specific frequencies of these contractions, occurring initially at 0.8 seconds apart.[40] By the end of orgasm, breast size has returned to normal, but nipples take longer than the rest of the breast. After orgasm, the clitoris re-emerges from under the clitoral hood, and returns to its normal size, typically within ten minutes.

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RE: What is going on medically for lack of better word ... - 7/24/2009 5:43:03 PM

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This is another good website:

http://www.the-clitoris.com/f_html/arouse_indx.htm

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RE: What is going on medically for lack of better word ... - 7/24/2009 8:08:33 PM

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So the pleasureable and intense feelings of an O happening are the muscles relaxing and contracting rapidly?

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RE: What is going on medically for lack of better word ... - 7/24/2009 8:52:49 PM

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Technically, from a neurological perspective, the pleasure is actually being experienced in the brain as a result of the external physical stimuli & the resultant physiological arousal process going on under the skin . . . .

When your skin is stroked, nerve cells fire off in response. Those electrochemical signals travel along the nerve pathways to the brain, where they are interpreted & 'felt' . . . . .

But it seems like you are 'feeling' the feeling in the specific bit of stroked skin because that's both part of the brains interpretation & because there is a feedback loop of nerve impulses back & forth between the brain & the stimulated patch of skin . . . .

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RE: What is going on medically for lack of better word ... - 7/25/2009 5:48:58 AM

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So the pleasureable and intense feelings of an O happening are the muscles relaxing and contracting rapidly?

It is a bit more complicated than that because all kinds of neurochemicals flood into our brain that signify pleasure.

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RE: What is going on medically for lack of better word ... - 7/28/2009 11:03:27 AM

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then there is this:

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Spontaneous Orgasm
...Your brain is your biggest sex organ, and because of that, people are able to experience all types of "hands off" orgasms. Spontaneous orgasm, a.k.a. extragenital orgasm, happens without genital contact. The person is simply been able to excite herself with erotic thoughts and fantasies to the point of orgasm, sometimes triggered by physical stimulation, e.g., touching the neck or thighs. This type of orgasm can also happen when a woman is doing a particular form of exercise, like sit-ups, or after shes already had an orgasm due to genital touch...
http://www.sexualhealth.com/article/read/women-sexual-health/orgasm/429/

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Research that was done by New York University School of Medicine revealed that some patients who were on treatment with anti-depressant drugs (such as Prozac, Wellbutrin, Zoloft and some others) experienced series of spontaneous orgasms.

The side effect of these drugs was unexpected orgasms that occurred in inappropriate places. Though, there is no accurate data on the percentage of people who had spontaneous orgasm while taking antidepressant pills because they didn’t admitted the fact of an experience that caught them accidentally.

But for those who would readily solve sexual problems with the help of those pills, it should be noticed that most patients who take anti-depressant drugs are more likely to have a considerable decrease in their sex drive. Besides, achieving orgasm through sexual activity also meets some difficulty, i.e. anorgasmia was far more often the side effect of the pills than a spontaneous orgasm that could happened unwillingly and all of a sudden.
http://sexterms.virtualove.net/human-sexuality/female-orgasm.html

additionally, some women have orgasms without being touched, without being on an anti-depressant and without engaging in mental stimulation(fantasies)---they just happen.

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