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    • Ways to Achieve Orgasm

      Achieving an orgasm may seem like a straight-forward task. If, however, you and your partner find yourself bored, or you are having trouble reaching a satisfying orgasm, there are many things you can do to spice it up considerably. There are several ways both men and women can achieve a great orgasm. more »

    • How to Find the Prostate Gland

      When a man ejaculates, he produces semen, otherwise called seminal fluid. It is because of the work from the prostate gland that this can happen. There are a couple different reasons why one would attempt to locate the prostate gland, one for health check purposes and the other would be for sexual purposes. more »

    • How Does a Vibrator Work?

      First developed in the 1880s by Kelsey Stinner to treat what was then called "congestion of the genitalia" and "female hysteria," the vibrator, pulsing at varying speeds and designed in numerous shapes and sizes, stimulates sensitive nerve endings on the body. Predominantly, vibrators are used on women to heighten stimulation of the... more »

    • How to Maximize Pleasure While Masturbating (Women)

      With such hectic lives and jam packed schedules now a days, we tend to race through everything, including the very important act of self-release. Take 15 to 20 minutes to give yourself a divine treat. I guarantee, once done, you'll be thanking the stars and floating on air. more »

    • How to Stop From Ejaculating

      Ejaculation control is a venerated practice in many ancient traditions like Tantra. Western sexual viewpoint tends to believe that ejaculation is the same as orgasm, while Eastern sexual viewpoints believe that ejaculation and orgasm are different experiences. Because of the conflation of the two in the West there is a common idea... more »

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    • How to Delay an Orgasm

      Ejaculating prematurely can be embarrassing and frustrating for both people involved. While sometimes there is a medical condition involved that... more »

    • How to Orgasm Quietly

      Many people associates a great orgasm with screaming and contortions. But you can actually increase the intensity of your pleasure by lowering the... more »

    • How to Hold Your Orgasm

      Orgasms are the key to great sex. Holding an orgasm not only prolongs sex, but also intensifies the orgasm. There are several ways to hold an orgasm. more »

    • How to Orgasm After Vaginoplasty

      Vaginoplasty is a serious invasive surgery that can have profound effects on how your body functions. One of the most significant impacts of the... more »

    • How to Have a Longer Orgasm

      For both men and women, prolonging orgasm represents a real challenge. After all, orgasm length is rooted in the science of anatomy and isn't... more »

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    Orgasm

    An orgasm (from Greek orgasmos, from organ to mature, swell, also sexual climax) is the peak of the plateau phase of the sexual response cycle, characterized by an intense sensation of pleasure. Experienced by both males and females, orgasm is controlled by the involuntary, or autonomic, limbic system, and is accompanied by quick cycles of muscle contraction in the lower pelvic muscles, which surround the primary sexual organs and the anus. Orgasms are often associated with other involuntary actions, including muscular spasms in multiple areas of the body, a general euphoric sensation and, frequently, body movements and vocalizations are expressed.

    Orgasm is an autonomic physiologic response to sexual stimulation. Brain activity scans indicate the importance of the limbic system in the orgasmic response. In humans, orgasms usually result from the stimulation of the penis in males and the clitoris in females. Stimulation can be by self (masturbation) or by a partner (sexual intercourse, oral sex, mutual masturbation, etc.). Partners simultaneously stimulating each others sex organs by mutual masturbation, penetrative intercourse, or other rhythmic inter-genital contact may experience simultaneous orgasms. Partners can learn to control their own and each others orgasms.

    The moments after orgasm are often a relaxing experience, which is attributed to the release of neurohormones oxytocin and prolactin. Male and female brains demonstrate similar changes during orgasm (by partner controlled orgasm), with brain activity scans showing a temporary reduction decrease in the metabolic activity of large parts of the cerebral cortex with normal or increased metabolic activity in the limbic areas of the brain."Georgiadis">

    Achieving orgasm
    In men, the most common way of achieving orgasm is by the stimulation of the penis; while in women it is the stimulation of the clitoris. Such stimulation can be achieved from a variety of activities. In men, sufficie read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgasm

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