LOVERS know only too well that men usually need a "recovery period" after orgasm, and that sexual intercourse with orgasm is more satisfying than an orgasm from masturbation alone. Now scientists think the two phenomena might be linked.
Following orgasm, the hormone prolactin is released into the bloodstream in both men and women. The hormone makes us feel satiated by countering the effect of dopamine, which is released during sexual arousal.
Stuart Brody of the University of Paisley, UK, and Tillmann Krüger of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, measured blood prolactin levels in male and female volunteers who watched erotic films before engaging in masturbation or sexual intercourse to orgasm in the laboratory.
Surprisingly, after orgasm from sexual intercourse, the increase in blood prolactin levels is 400 per cent higher in both sexes compared with after orgasm from masturbation (Biological Psychology, vol 71, p 312).
This explains why orgasm from intercourse is more satisfying than masturbation, says Brody. Since elevated levels of prolactin have been linked to erectile dysfunction, this may also explain why most men need a recovery period after sex.
Sex with a partner is '400% better'
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Sex with a partner is '400% better'
So--does this mean that if I masturbate four times....
In my experience, yes. It should be noted that the orgasms I get from sex are a lot better and take more out of me than the orgasms from masturbating.Molyneux wrote:Wait...so one's recovery period after sex would be longer than one's recovery period after solo activity?
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Say, do you want it to be a threesome with your wife? Or a foursome with your wife and sister-in-law? I'm up for either.
Could that be .. because the physical effort involved as well..aerius wrote:In my experience, yes. It should be noted that the orgasms I get from sex are a lot better and take more out of me than the orgasms from masturbating.Molyneux wrote:Wait...so one's recovery period after sex would be longer than one's recovery period after solo activity?
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Are you seriously surprised? Sex is a workout.Molyneux wrote:Wait...so one's recovery period after sex would be longer than one's recovery period after solo activity?
Well, that's a bummer.
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I find sex with Rebecca draining even when it doesn't last very long. There is definitely some sort of physiological effect.theski wrote:Could that be .. because the physical effort involved as well..aerius wrote:In my experience, yes. It should be noted that the orgasms I get from sex are a lot better and take more out of me than the orgasms from masturbating.Molyneux wrote:Wait...so one's recovery period after sex would be longer than one's recovery period after solo activity?
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Orgasms are always great, but they're just better when you're with someone else. First of all, I don't get nearly the workout I do with someone else when I'm alone. It just doesn't happen. If I'm by myself I can normally continue my day fairly quickly afterwards. I also can't share a warm afterglow with myself. Well, I could, but I would feel fairly dopey.
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Re: Sex with a partner is '400% better'
Five times, 400% increase = x5. Keep in mind that +50%= x1.5, +100%= x2, etc.dr. what wrote:So--does this mean that if I masturbate four times....