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What is an orgasm?
In the lead-up to and after an orgasm, some clear changes take place throughout the body. Breathing gets faster, the pulse rises, and the central nervous system runs at full throttle, sending pleasure signals to the reward centre in our brain.
During sexual arousal, the genitals fill with blood. In men this causes an erection, and in women the vagina swells and the mucous membranes become moist.
If the play continues, the session culminates in the orgasm itself. In both women and men, it consists of rapid muscle contractions in the pelvic muscles and the muscles around the genitals.
In men this typically lasts between 3 and 10 seconds and leads to ejaculation – and then, as far as he is concerned, that’s that.
The brain is also at work during an orgasm. Brain scans show activity in more than 30 different regions when we are sexually aroused.
The orgasm itself releases dopamine, a so-called neurotransmitter in the brain, which makes us feel happy and elated. The feeling is so wonderful that we become hooked on it and it makes us crave more of the same.
In addition, the so-called love hormone oxytocin is released – a hormone that, among other things, helps you bond with your partner.
Brain scans also show that in both men and women, the area at the front of the brain called the orbitofrontal cortex is switched off.
This area controls self-evaluation, reason and self-control, which makes a lot of sense, since people often lose control of themselves during an orgasm.
In women, the scans also show that a particular area of the brain associated with experiencing pain lights up during an orgasm. This suggests that pain and pleasure may be linked.