Stages of Sexual Responses (EPOR)
Initial responses:
Vasocongestion – congestion of blood vessels
Myotonia – increase muscle tension
- Excitement Phase – (sign present in both sexes, moderate increase in HR, RR,BP, sex flush, nipple erection) – erotic stimuli cause increase sexual tension, lasts minutes to hours.
- Plateau Phase – (accelerated V/S) – increasing & sustained tension nearing orgasm. Lasts 30 seconds – 3 minutes.
- Orgasm – (involuntary spasm throughout body, peak v/s) involuntary release of sexual tension with physiologic or psychologic release, immeasurable peak of sexual experience. May last 2 – 10 sec- most affected are is pelvic area.
- Resolution – (v/s return to normal, genitals return to pre-excitement phase)
Refractory Period – the only period present in males, wherein he cannot be restimulated for about 10-15 minutes
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