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Aftershock (sexual)

Aftershocks are involuntary muscle contractions which occur after orgasm. The name is derived from the aftershocks which follow an earthquake. It is not clear whether aftershocks are part of the aftermath of an orgasm or are themselves a form of multiple orgasms.

Female Aftershocks

Aftershocks in human females last for aproximately one minute after an intense orgasm. Aftershocks are usually pleasurable but can be very painful in some cases where they are similar in intensity to cramps (though after the pain subsides the overall experience may be considered pleasurable). Aftershocks have been repeatedly observed in a woman who did not have voluntary control of the Pubococcygeus muscle which supports the view that they are involuntary. Continued stimulation of the same intensity may supress or mask aftershocks. The aftershocks are felt by the woman and can be felt by her sexual partner, either around a penis, finger, or hand inside the vagina or through the mons pubis.

Male Aftershocks

A Yahoo! Health article mentions male aftershocks as small orgasms that occur after a main orgasm and lists them as one of three forms of multiple orgasm in men.



07-14-2008 23:18:10
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