FIGURE 10.3 The Male and Female Sexual Response Cycles The figure on the left depicts the three basic variations of the female sexual response. Pattern 1 shows multiple orgasms. Pattern 2 shows sexual arousal that reaches the plateau stage but not orgasm, followed by a slow resolution. Pattern 3 depicts brief reductions in arousal during the excitement stage, followed by rapid orgasm and resolution. The figure on the right depicts the most typical male sexual response, in which orgasm is followed by a refractory period.
Source: Masters, William H.; & Johnson, Virginia E. (1966). Human sexual response. Boston: Little, Brown. Reproduced with permission from Ishi Press.