Male & Female Sexual Response

Female Sexual Response Cycle
These are the typical stages that female animals will experience during the act of sexual intercourse:

1. Desire: The physical attraction to copulate with a partner, often fueled by pheromones--chemicals that attract the attention of members of the opposite sex.

2. Excitement: When women are excited their blood races to their genitals causing their heart rate and blood pressure to increase. This can mean one of two things, physical stimulation which can mean kissing and caressing or psychological stimulation which uses their minds by reminding them of fantasy's or erotic thoughts.

3. Plateau: This is a stage the woman will enter if stimulation is continued. During this phase her breathing will change, her muscles will tighten and she can turn flush red.

4. Orgasm: When a woman reaches her orgasm the muscles in her uterus, vagina and lower abdomen goes through powerful contractions.

5. Multiple orgasms Some women can experience multiple orgasms, where orgasm will be achieved multiple times during the same sex act, sometimes one right after another if a woman does not experience refractory periods where the body resets for another climax.

6. Resolution: After the woman experiences her orgasm, her body will return to normal. Her breathing and color will return to her normal state.

Male Sexual Response Cycle
These are the typical stages that male animals will experience during the act of sexual intercourse:

1. Desire: The physical attraction to copulate with a partner, often fueled by pheromones--chemicals that attract the attention of members of the opposite sex.

2. Excitement: This is the beginning phase of arousal and usually manifests in men as increased blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing rate, and heightened muscle tension. Blood flow will increase to the genital area, resulting in an erection of the penis and sometimes the release of pre-ejaculatory fluids.

3. Plateau: This is the peak phase of sexual excitement which in men can include further increase in blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing rate. The penis and testes will usually continue to increase in size, and will release some pre-ejaculatory fluids which help in sperm survival inside the female system.

4. Orgasm: As a man orgasms he reaches the height of the "plateau" phase during the course of a minute or less. While the orgasm is occurring, blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing will be at their highest, the pelvic muscles will contract, and semen will be ejaculated. The male will feel muscle tension and contractions throughout the body. Then shortly after orgasm, the penis will decrease in size greatly.

5. Resolution: During this post-orgasm phase, the penis will return to its normal flaccid state, and the body will resume its normal rhythms and functions. Men will often feel extremely relaxed or even sleepy.