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By now it is no secret how much 20-forty loves Pure Romance. We take every opportunity possible to rave about their products and direct people to the Pure Romance website. Well, there is good reason for our persistence: we believe in the company and love, not only the products, but it’s sincere drive to improve and maintain women’s sexual health.
Being consultants, we have all sorts of amazing literature and audio files at our fingertips that is designed to improve our sexual health knowledge. So as Pure Romance consultants and engineers of 20-forty, we see it as our duty to pass on the education.
The following is an article from the Pure Romance consultant site. After reading it myself, I knew I had to share but was afraid that I couldn’t do the article justice by simply summarizing it. Enjoy!
What is Normal?: Sexual Response Cycle
The sexual response cycle describes what changes the body undergoes as it becomes aroused. It
is an individualized process; everyone experiences the cycle differently, although almost all people go through a similar process. It is important to note that the cycle takes place during any sexual activity where a person becomes aroused-masturbation, intercourse, manual stimulation by a partner, oral sex, fantasy, and more.
Over the years, researchers have explored the sexual response cycles of men and women. There
are two popular sexual response cycles: Masters and Johnson’s Four Phase Model and Kaplan’s
Three Phase Model.
Masters and Johnson’s Four Phase Model
Excitement
The first of the phases, excitement can last anywhere from less than a minute to several hours.
There is also an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. Typically, the sexual organs, including
the clitoris, labia, and breasts, become engorged with blood (vasocongestion) and often become a
deeper color. Lubrication is usually produced in the vagina during the excitement phase.
Plateau
The plateau phase is generally short in length (a few seconds to a few minutes) and the sexual
tension that started in the excitement phase continues to grow. Extending the plateau phase
sometimes can lead to more intense orgasms. Everything that occurred during the excitement
phase continues to occur, but with more intensity-breathing becomes heavier, the sexual organs
become a dark color, heart rate and blood pressure continue to rise, and muscle tension increases.
Orgasm
The orgasm phase is the shortest phase of the sexual response cycle, generally only lasting
several seconds. Women do not always enter into the orgasm phase; sometimes they stay in the
plateau phase. Most women experience rhythmic muscle contractions during the orgasm phase,
which can occur in the genitals, as well as all over the body.
Resolution
The resolution phase is the final stage to the sexual response cycle. During the resolution phase,
all sexual organs return to their non-aroused shape, size, and color. This change begins immediately after orgasm as long as there is no additional stimulation. The amount of time it takes for a person’s sexual organs to return to their non-aroused state varies between individuals.
Kaplan’s Three Phase Model
Desire
A unique stage to this model is the desire phase; most other sexual response cycles do not include this phase. In the desire phase, it is assumed that people want to engage in sexual activity; that they desire the activity and/or another person. Not all sexual activity is desired, though. For example, a couple trying to conceive a child may have sex even if they do not desire the activity.
Excitement
The first of the phases, excitement can last anywhere from less than a minute to several hours.
Myotonia, which is categorized by increased muscle tension and flexing and contractions of the
muscles, occurs during the excitement phase. There is also an increase in heart rate and blood
pressure. Typically, the sexual organs become engorged with blood (vasocongestion), including
the clitoris, labia, and breasts, and often become a deeper color. Lubrication is usually produced
in the vagina during the excitement phase.
Orgasm
The orgasm phase is the shortest phase of the sexual response cycle, generally only lasting a few
seconds. Most women experience rhythmic muscle contractions during the orgasm phase.
It is not unusual for people to pass back and forth between phases or for people to miss a phase.
Not everyone follows the sexual response cycle exactly as is shown here. It is also common for
people to experience the cycle differently each time they engage in sexual activity. The sexual
response cycle simply serves as a model to help to understand the variety of sexual responses that people may experience.
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