You’ve probably wondered just what’s happening to your body when you get aroused. And what about orgasm? What does it feel like? How do you know when you’ve had one?
There are four phases to sexual arousal: Desire, Excitement/Plateau, Orgasm, and Resolution.
In the desire phase, you feel ‘horny’ and you really want sex (or other sexual activity). It is the “mental” part of getting into the mood. When this happens, if you are with your partner, you initiate contact. If you are not, you may try to make contact. This happens because the testosterone in your body.
In the excitement phase, your genital area begins to fill with blood and you start feeling really turned on (your erection starts now). This is immediately and seamlessly followed by the plateau phase, where your erection continues to grow and becomes stable. You will also begin to secret a small amount of a clear fluid, known as “pre-come,” which clears out your urethra of the acidic urine, so that the basic (chemically basic, that is) sperm doesn’t die. Pre-come can contain a small amount of sperm, so if you’re having sex, you can get a girl pregnant even if you don’t ejaculate.
As a man approaches orgasm, sperm and fluid are expelled from within the testes and surrounding area into the base of the urethra. At this point, men know they are about to ejaculate. Then, there is a series of muscle contractions in the area (including the testes, urethra, bladder, prostate gland, and penis) which cause the semen to expel from the penis.
Men experience a refractory period, lasting anywhere from a half-hour (average is 30 to 90 minutes) to a day, where they cannot experience another orgasm. A few men can experience multiple orgasms, but this is rare. During the typical refractory period, though, men cannot respond to any more stimulation, and may actually find it unpleasant. Men may also want to try male sexual enhancement.
