The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure

re: The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure

bulletproof — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:11:32 GMT

Now if they can only come up with a cure for a clumsy husband who puts you in fear for your life that he might put out your eye with an elbow, lol!

I'm in my early 40's and have lost all interest in sex. From being over worked, to having zero me time, to my husband being an epic fail in bed, and fear of getting AIDS if I cheat, that 3 letter word is a thing of the past, and though at times I miss it, I just don't have any inclination to correct it.

I envy all you folks who do have a good sex life.

re: The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure

Mr.AK — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:03:39 GMT

The irony in all this is that using your penis to satisfy a woman is completely wrongheaded! The female vagina is not designed to produce an orgasm through intercourse - the sensitive part, the clitoris, does not usually contact the penis during the act. About 40% of women surveyed have never had an orgasm this way. Guys need to learn better ways to produce orgasms for women, using manual stimulation, which will also eliminate performance anxiety. Talk to your partner and learn what feels best for her. Having 2 persons put their attention on one orgasm is the optimal way to produce the most pleasure. The unrealistic goal of simultaneous orgasms is the most significant obstacle to sexual satisfaction.

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Florene — Sat, 07 Jun 2008 20:02:07 GMT

BONK ----This book by Mary Roach is right on-topic! With humor, she delves into and reports on science and sex.

www.maryroach.net/books.html

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AnnieInfinite — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:24:22 GMT

There was an interesting article on Physorg the other day about the "Flow of potassium ions in brain cells" being key to sexual arousal. "Using a technique called whole cell patch clamp, Anna W.J. Lee, a postdoc in the Pfaff lab, found that norepineprine prevents the exit of potassium ions from these cells, called ventromedial hypothalamic neurons, a block that activates them. (Specifically, norepinephrine reduces the fast-acting A-type potassium current.) With potassium ions locked inside the cells, the cells fire pulses of electrical activity, which then trigger the rest of the lordosis circuit to operate. "

Personally I like the sound of that...

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magical1 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:11:13 GMT

According to a Doctor I saw on Oprah... who I was suspicious of but had some ok things to say about general good health... He said that a total of 200 (or more) orgasms a year is another part of the puzzle to maintaining overall health and wellbeing...

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LoriSmi — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:04:38 GMT

Islander,

I don't know if sex gets better with age or not, but I don't see how it changes...

I have been having sex since I was 13 1/2 (with my boyfriend who became my husband when I turned 15), and I think sex has always been great. I am now 48 1/2 and still having the time of my life.

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Westy — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:47:16 GMT

I completely agree with fredh, and I'm a woman. Men who watch porn have unrealistic expectations. Also women who dress with their ultra low shirts and ultra high skirts leave nothing else up to the imagination. As far as getting more work done, as soon as they started sending women out on the ships they had to send helecopters out to pick them up. 300 women who ended up pregnant, thus making an aircraft carrier 300 workers short. You are right on fredh.

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Trevor2522 — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:33:38 GMT

Dr Mercola correctly asserts that increased fat and insulin levels cause a decrease in SHBG hormone levels.

books.google.co.uk/books

However, this reduction in sex hormone binding globulin means there is MORE free testosterone in the body to stimulate sexual response and good health. His comment is therefore a non-sequitur to his argument!

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Jilyan — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:51:52 GMT

Sex is always an interesting topic isn't it? Maybe there IS obsession in our pursuit of sexual pleasure and that puts both men and women under pressure especially if the drive slackens off!

belief is that we have sex in order to experience heaven on earth .. that no matter what is happening in our lives, how much money we have or not we can always enjoy bliss .. lie together, be close and make each other feel really good .. whether we orgasm or perform brilliantly or not.

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fredh — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:49:41 GMT

I am 67 years old, I think there is so much impotence , because men have been desensitize, to much sex on the T.V.and every were a man looks. Women are all ways showing there googies, from pants to tight and there boobs hanging out, there is pron on the net, that do every thing a man can imagine. It take more and more to turn a man on. Impotence doctors I am wrong but i do not think so. I worked on the aircraft carrier kitty hawk back in 1960, there were 5000 men building that ship , no women, things got done. Look at todays work force all women.

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george tolhurst — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:31:42 GMT

I LOST IT I REALLY DID; A FEW YEARS BACK MAYBE 2,3 OR 4 I JUST LOST THE ABILITY TO DO IT.

MOST FRUSTRATING TO ALMOST GET THERE AND NOT BE AB LE TO DO IT.

THEN I QUITE TAKING ALL PRESCRIPTIONG DRUGS ALMOST 2 YEARS AGO AND I WAS TAKING A BUNCH FOR HEART AND DIEBETAUS.

AND HERE IN THE LAST YEAR OR SO I'VEW GOT IT BACK AND I CAN DOI IT AGAIN. LIFE SURE IS GRAND,

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curious7 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:51:22 GMT

I am glad to see a down to earth, no fluff scientific approach to this subject. Also I am glad to see that many long held myths have been shot down. Husbands, wives, enjoy.

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potential2themax — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:50:31 GMT

I chuckled when I read Dr. Mercola's" statement: "neural power failure in women"....what a light-hearted pick up line that could be used for: "hello my dear, would you be interested in a neural power failure?" LOL, Mark

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squeegee — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:14:33 GMT

"Did you know that boosting your sex drive may be as easy as cutting out sugar?"

I discovered this by accident a couple of years ago. noticeably firmer erections.

re: The Neurological Roots of Sexual Pleasure

Dr. Pamela K. Hannaman M.S. N.D. C.P.C. — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:40:22 GMT

For anyone interested, a perhaps more lyrical term than "horny" is "tumescent". Tumescence is the build up of sexual tension (Ref: The One Hour Orgasm). The ability to build up sexual tension certainly is a multifactorial physiological, mental, emotional, and spiritual process. Better overall health, of course, increases one's ability to build up tumescence. The beauty of it, I believe, is that the greater spiritual and emotional intimacy, and real love you have for your partner. Thus, your desire to connect with them physically becomes a natural extension of those less tangible bonds (that provide the truly natural "aphrodisiac"). The more endorphins affecting your brain and body (post exercise for example), the more physiologically "primed" and likely you will be for connecting with your partner in a naturally uninhibited fashion that will allow you to fully release your "tumescence". All the pieces need to be in place. The biochemistry is indeed interesting, and I am positive about the spiritual, emotional and mental factors that also need to be optimized for the greatest experience for both partners. I'll be delighted to research this topic in greater detail.