Masters and Johnson’s Human Sexual Response Cycle
In the male sexual response (left), excitement is typically followed by a brief plateau, orgasm, and then a refractory period during which another orgasm is not possible. In the female sexual response (right), there is no refractory period. Orgasm is typically followed by resolution (a) or, if sexual stimulation continues, additional orgasms (b).
In the male sexual response (left), excitement is typically followed by a brief plateau, orgasm, and then a refractory period during which another orgasm is not possible. In the female sexual response (right), there is no refractory period. Orgasm is typically followed by resolution (a) or, if sexual stimulation continues, additional orgasms (b).