Spring Break
Orgasm debate and rising to the occasion
Kathy Greaves
Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: Forum
• Dopamine is also released upon orgasm, causing a stress-reducing, sleep-inducing response that helps many people fall asleep at night. This would explain why so many people report masturbating for the express purpose of falling asleep.
• Those who frequently orgasm with a partner are judged more youthful.
So while it may not be necessary to ejaculate and orgasm, it certainly appears to be beneficial. So go forth and orgasm.
Dear Dr. Sex,
It seems recently that my erections haven't been as hard as usual, and in one case I couldn't get one at all... This is very strange because it only started happening where I could notice in the past month. I thought it wasn't anything bad until I took a girl home and got an erection when making out, but when I went to put a condom on it went almost completely limp. Is this usual? Should I see a doctor?
Signed,
Not Your Ordinary Limp Bizkit
Dear Not Your
Ordinary Limp Bizkit,
Because you indicate that this is a new experience for you, I am going to assume that prior to this past month, you were able to maintain an erection during intercourse and to the point of orgasm and ejaculation. Going on that assumption, there could be a couple of things going on here.
First, has anything changed in your life in the last month? Some extraordinarily stressful event maybe? Second, are you taking any new medications or did you change medications or previous dosages? Both of these things could possibly affect your ability to get and maintain an erection. If neither of those are the case and the situation continues, I'd go talk to a urologist, the type of doctor who typically deals with the male reproductive system and penile difficulties.
One last comment - it is very common for a man to lose his erection while putting on a condom, so I wouldn't necessarily worry about that.
Kathy Greaves Ph.D., is a senior instructor at OSU in the department of human development and family sciences. The opinions expressed in her columns, which appear every Wednesday, do not necessarily represent the views of the Daily Barometer staff. Greaves can be reached at kathy.greaves@oregonstate.edu or by placing questions in the box at the MU Information Desk. All questions submitted to Greaves are subject to being answered in her Dr. Sex column.
• Those who frequently orgasm with a partner are judged more youthful.
So while it may not be necessary to ejaculate and orgasm, it certainly appears to be beneficial. So go forth and orgasm.
Dear Dr. Sex,
It seems recently that my erections haven't been as hard as usual, and in one case I couldn't get one at all... This is very strange because it only started happening where I could notice in the past month. I thought it wasn't anything bad until I took a girl home and got an erection when making out, but when I went to put a condom on it went almost completely limp. Is this usual? Should I see a doctor?
Signed,
Not Your Ordinary Limp Bizkit
Dear Not Your
Ordinary Limp Bizkit,
Because you indicate that this is a new experience for you, I am going to assume that prior to this past month, you were able to maintain an erection during intercourse and to the point of orgasm and ejaculation. Going on that assumption, there could be a couple of things going on here.
First, has anything changed in your life in the last month? Some extraordinarily stressful event maybe? Second, are you taking any new medications or did you change medications or previous dosages? Both of these things could possibly affect your ability to get and maintain an erection. If neither of those are the case and the situation continues, I'd go talk to a urologist, the type of doctor who typically deals with the male reproductive system and penile difficulties.
One last comment - it is very common for a man to lose his erection while putting on a condom, so I wouldn't necessarily worry about that.
Kathy Greaves Ph.D., is a senior instructor at OSU in the department of human development and family sciences. The opinions expressed in her columns, which appear every Wednesday, do not necessarily represent the views of the Daily Barometer staff. Greaves can be reached at kathy.greaves@oregonstate.edu or by placing questions in the box at the MU Information Desk. All questions submitted to Greaves are subject to being answered in her Dr. Sex column.
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