Sexual intercourse can be mind-blowing.
In fact, it is said to be one of the sweetest things on earth, perhaps
because of the level of excitement and pleasure that comes with it.
In the build-up to the sexual act, some
people tend to skip their breaths, some have faster heartbeats, quicker
breathing and in certain cases, shiver or pant, depending on the level
of anticipation and excitement.
But the height of this enjoyable act is
orgasm. It is a super state of ecstasy, simply defined as a feeling of
intense sexual pleasure and the pinnacle of sexual excitement, usually
centred in the genitals, often characterised by some release of fluids
in the genitals.
It is worthy of note that men often reach
orgasm faster than women. For men, it is evidenced by ejaculation,
which is the discharge of semen (sperm) from the body, while for women,
it also comes with some vaginal discharge, but it might require nipples
or clitoral stimulation or some intense thrusting before they could
reach that destination. Regardless, it is the destination people having
sex aspire to get to and those who manage to get there do have their
confidence rekindled.
Orgasm is even more so important now that
there is a National Orgasm Day, slated for July 31 every year, for the
purpose of celebrating climax for men and women.
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However, beyond the sexual fulfilment,
orgasm has been found to offer some more benefits which are considered
good for the body, according to a report on healthista.com.
Of paramount mentioning is that orgasm
could make people look younger. In a survey by a British clinical
psychologist, Dr. David Weeks, in which he surveyed 3,500 people, it was
found that people who have more orgasms look younger than those who do
not.
Weeks tied the findings to the fact that
sex is a physical activity and that a vigorous sex life (accompanied by
orgasms) could be said to be the second most important determinant of
how young a person would look. He pointed out that sex is first of all a
physical activity that offers the benefits derivable from an exercise
According to a cosmetic dermatologist in
the United Kingdom, Dr. Mervyn Patterson, orgasm also helps to have a
glowing skin, regardless of the person who does the bulk of the work
during the sexual activity.
He said, “The post-sex glow is a real
phenomenon in about 75 per cent of women. Orgasm causes increased blood
flow to the skin because it stimulates the parasympathetic nervous
system, causing blood vessels in the skin to open up, giving the face a
glowing look.
“Over time, regular orgasms can help the
carrying around of nutrients in the blood to the skin, but beyond that,
in the run up to sex, the body releases loads of Dehydroepiandrosterone,
an anti-ageing steroid hormone often sold in supplements and purported
as the fountain of youth, which orgasm produces for the body naturally.”
In another development, some researchers
found that orgasm is the second activity that wholly stimulates a
woman’s brain. Using a Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanner during the
sexual activity, the researchers found that certain parts of the brain
that ordinarily would not have been active came alive during orgasm.
Thus, it boosts brain power.
They explained that the surge would start
from the sensory cortex, an area related to the genitals, through the
limbic system and to the hypothalamus, which would release the powerful,
bonding hormone, oxytocin (which has been found to relieve pain from
body aches and enhance bonding).
Meanwhile, a New York-based neurologist,
Dr. David Linden, found (through the scanning of men and women’s brains)
that the pleasure derivable from orgasm could be likened to that of
winning large sum of money, drinking alcohol and taking cocaine.
He said, “There is a pleasure circuit in
the brain activated by orgasm. The result is a surge in the feel-good
reward chemical dopamine in the brain, the same chemical active in drug
users. ‘It’s the reason sex and orgasm can become so addictive.”
Also, a study had found that the more men
reach orgasm, the less likely they are to have prostate cancer, noting
that men who ejaculate more often, like 21 times a month, are 22 per
cent less likely to have the disease.
The explanation given by the researchers
was that orgasm tends to rid the prostate (in men) of cancer-causing
chemicals, and that if sperm is released from time to time, it would
erase the chance of old cells turning cancerous.
Furthermore, orgasm helps to tackle
people’s inability to sleep just as sleep has been found to come
knocking after reaching orgasm because the brain becomes flooded with
sleep-inducing chemicals such as oxytocin, serotonin and prolactin. This
is more applicable to men than women.
While some studies have argued that
semen, the fluid released when men ejaculate, has some anti-depressants,
another claimed that it boosts the immune system. A study actually
found that women who had flesh-to-flesh sex during which the man
ejaculated were found to have lesser symptoms of depression, compared to
women who used condom or abstained from sex.
The researchers explained that sperm has
some hormones, like prostaglandins, which when absorbed into the woman’s
bloodstream, have an antidepressant effect.
In the same vein, a British scientist,
Dr. Lisa Turner, argued that orgasm helps to guard against heart attack,
adding that people who have orgasms feel better and confident about
themselves.
For couples who are still battling to
reach orgasm, simple things, as pointed out by some studies, that could
help reach that destination include having a bath together, undressing
each other, kissing, massaging, sharing sexual preferences with each
other and exploring each other’s bodies.
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