There has been a rise in discussion about the "elusive" female orgasm - how to have one, how to have multiple, clitoral vs. vaginal vs. G-spot - but there has been little talk about the male orgasm. To women, it seems that men can have an orgasm without even trying and the only thing his partner wants is for him to hold off until the climax is mutual, but there is actually a lot more to the male orgasm than we think.
Not yet!
Premature ejaculation. Men fear it. PE is not an uncommon problem in the boudoir and it can really damage an ego, but did you know that it can have psychological consequences for your partner? Yes, not reaching the finish line is frustrating for women, but the psychological stress they experience is not caused by sexual aggravation. About 40 percent of women whose partner has PE feel strongly that their partner is selfishly ignoring their needs, according to a study in the journal Sexual Medicine.
It takes two...
Science probably didn't have to tell us this one, but having sex with a partner beats a solo act (no pun intended). Prolactin, commonly known as the breast milk hormone, plays a large role in our immune health and a duet releases 400 times more prolactin than a solo performance, according to a 2002 study.
That's fast!
No, we aren't still talking about PE. The average speed of male ejaculation is 28 miles per hour - faster than the fastest man on Earth, Usain Bolt. "However, once sperm enter the vagina, they slow down like four lanes merging into one: It takes five minutes for them to travel the 6 inches to the cervix and can take up to 72 hours to reach an egg, says Mark Elliot, director of the Institute for Psychological and Sexual Health in Columbus, Ohio," according to Men's Health.
Men and women aren't so different when it comes to that moment.
The differences in orgasms aren't due to gender. There are actually two types of orgasms that are universal to any gender, a study claims. Type I is the most frequently experienced, consisting of 6 to 15 high intensity contractions over a 20- to 30-second period, according to Psychology Today. Type II is for the lucky few who experience irregular contractions after the initial orgasm, lasting 30 to 90 seconds.
