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Sexual Arousal and Response: Factors Affecting Desire and Performance

Explore the nuances of sexual response, from visual stimulation to physiological arousal, and discover factors like medication and aging that can influence sexual desire and performance. Learn about male and female responses, models of arousal, and the impact of aging on sexual activity.

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Sexual Arousal and Response: Factors Affecting Desire and Performance

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  1. Sexual Arousal and Response

  2. Visual stimulation • Self report = men respond more than women • Physiologically = both men and women have similar responses

  3. What can cause you to not want sex? • Silence during sex play • (decreases arousal) • Birth control pills • Blood pressure medication • Antidepressant medication • Antihypertensive medication • Tranquilizers • High nicotine cigarettes

  4. Basic physiological arousal responses • Vasocongestion • Orgasmic platform • Engorgement of outer third of vagina during plateau phase • Erection in men • Mytonia • Muscular spasms during orgasm • Uterine contractions

  5. Vasocongestion • Female Stage #1

  6. Vasocongestion • Female Stage #2

  7. Vasocongestion • Female Stage #3

  8. Female Vasocongestion

  9. Sexual response models • Helen Kaplan’s modes • Masters and Johnson’s model

  10. Helen Kaplan’s model • Desire • Excitement • Orgasm

  11. Master’s & Johnson’s model • Excitement • Plateau • Orgasm • Resolution • Refractory period • Male only

  12. Excitement

  13. Plateau

  14. Orgasm Male & female descriptions of orgasm are indistinguishable

  15. Resolution

  16. Response differences between the sexes • Greater variability in female response • Male refractory period • Lack of this= multiple orgasms for women • Males • may have pre-ejaculatory orgasms followed by final orgasm

  17. Grafenberg Spot (G-spot) • Upper wall of vagina • Possible remnant of prostate tissue • Sometimes results in ejaculation from urethra • Ejaculate fluid is similar to male prostate secretions

  18. Aging and sexual response • Women • Decreased vaginal lubrication • KY or” Slippery Stuff” • Decrease in length & width of vagina • Decrease in number of orgasmic contractions

  19. Aging & sexual response (cont.) • Men • Longer time to get erection • Erection goes away faster • Increased control • Reduced mytonia • Reduced testicle elevation • Less ejaculate • Lower force of ejaculation

  20. Use it or lose it! • The more active you are during your life, the longer you will remain sexually active.

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