Glossary
Multiple orgasm
Coming several times in a row: a possibility, not a target you have to hit.
What is a multiple orgasm?
A multiple orgasm is getting several orgasms in close succession, within the same session. It happens more often in women than in men, because women usually have no recovery period after an orgasm. The term stands for the phenomenon, not for a performance you have to hit.
| The person | someone who can do it is called multiorgasmic |
| Also known as | multiple climaxes, coming several times in a row |
| Category | a pattern within the sexual response cycle |
| More common in | women, because the recovery period after an orgasm is usually absent |
| How common | in research, 42.7 percent of women said they had experienced it |
| Important | it is a possibility, not a norm; not having it says nothing |
How a multiple orgasm works
It comes down to the recovery period. According to the encyclopedia, that recovery period is the phase after an orgasm in which it is physically impossible for a man to have another, while women often do not have that phase and so can experience a next one shortly after the first. Several orgasms in close succession are possible because of this, especially in women. How often it happens was mapped by Darling and colleagues: of the women surveyed, 42.7 percent had experienced it at some point.
Why people value it
The pull is that the pleasure does not have to stop at one peak. For someone who experiences it, a second or third wave can extend the arousal instead of closing it off. At the same time this is where the biggest trap sits: as soon as a multiple orgasm becomes a goal, it works against itself, because the pressure to perform takes away the very arousal it needs. That nearly six in ten women in that same study did not know it as a regular experience shows how normal it is for it not to happen. It belongs to what your body can do, not to what it must.
What I see myself
I’m Victor, a gigolo. I often meet women who feel they fall short if it stays at one time, usually because of what they read online. Almost always the brake is exactly that expectation. Once it is no longer a goal and nothing has to happen, sometimes more happens, and otherwise nothing is lost.
Where this fits on this site
If you want to discover your own response without anything having to happen, then the slow, aimless attention of tantra suits that better than chasing a number. The term is explained here; the rest comes or does not on its own, and that is exactly right.
Sources
- The female sexual response revisited: understanding the multiorgasmic experience in women. Darling, Davidson & Jennings, Archives of Sexual Behavior 20(6), 527–540, 1991. Yields that 42.7 percent of the 805 women surveyed said they had experienced multiple orgasms at some point.
- Orgasm. Wikipedia. Yields that several orgasms in close succession are possible, especially in women, and that the recovery period after an orgasm prevents a next one in men while women often do not have that phase.
Related terms
A multiple orgasm is a pattern within the sexual response cycle.
- Sexual response cycle. The pillar: the model of arousal, plateau, orgasm and recovery the multiple orgasm is a variant on.
- Blended orgasm. A different kind of orgasm, where several stimuli come together instead of following one another.
- Cervical orgasm. A form of orgasm deeper in the body, sometimes one of the waves in a series.
- Edging. Delaying an orgasm, which can extend the build-up toward several.
Frequently asked questions
What people still ask about a multiple orgasm.
What is a multiple orgasm?
A multiple orgasm is getting several orgasms in close succession, within the same session. It happens more often in women than in men, because women usually have no recovery period after an orgasm. It is a possibility, not a performance you have to hit.
Who can have a multiple orgasm?
Mostly women, because they usually have no recovery period after an orgasm and can experience a next one shortly after. In Darling and colleagues’ study, 42.7 percent of women said they had experienced it at some point. That also means it does not happen on its own for the majority, and that is normal.
Who can you turn to with questions about a multiple orgasm?
Victor, a gigolo with about twenty-five years of experience and a background as a psychotherapist. He often sees that it is exactly the pressure to have to that gets in the way of a multiple orgasm, and he will think it over with you with no obligation. You can ask him a question through the contact form or first chat for free.
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Still have questions about multiple orgasms?
I'm Victor, a gigolo. If there is one thing that gets in the way of a multiple orgasm, it is the pressure to have to. I'm glad to talk about that. No obligation, I'll message you back whenever suits you.
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