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Medications Altering Orgasm and Ejaculation

The effect of various medications on orgasm and ejaculation in humans, including the role of serotonin, dopamine, and other pathways.

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Feb 1, 2026
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When a male cums does it feel good

: for most people with male anatomy, ejaculating is accompanied by an orgasmic peak that is experienced as intense pleasure, a release of built-up tension, and brief autonomic changes such as increase...

Jan 22, 2026
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What role do hormones and neurotransmitters play in male orgasm vs ejaculation?

are tightly linked in males but physiologically distinct: ejaculation is a peripheral, motor reflex composed of emission and expulsion under autonomic and somatic control, while orgasm is a transient ...

Jan 20, 2026
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What are the differences between premature ejaculation and delayed ejaculation in young versus older adults?

Premature ejaculation (PE) and delayed ejaculation (DE) sit at opposite ends of the ejaculatory spectrum, and age reshapes how often they appear, why they appear, and how clinicians classify them: PE ...

Feb 3, 2026

What neural circuits distinguish ejaculatory reflexes from non‑ejaculatory orgasmic pathways?

is mediated by a discrete spinal reflex circuit—the spinal ejaculation generator (SEG, including lumbar spinothalamic/LSt cells) that coordinates emission and expulsion through autonomic and somatic o...

Jan 5, 2026

Which medications can enable orgasm without ejaculation and how do they work?

Several medications can alter the usual coupling of orgasm and ejaculation—either by delaying or preventing semen emission while allowing the perceptual orgasm to occur, or by restoring orgasm when ej...