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The Science of Orgasm /

The authors explain how and why orgasms happen, why they fail, and what brain and body events are put into play at the moment of orgasm. No topic is left unexplored, as the book describes the genitalia-brain connection, how the brain produces orgasms, how aging affects orgasm, and the effects of pre...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Komisaruk, Barry R.
Otros Autores: Whipple, Beverly, Beyer, Carlos
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Contents -- Preface -- 1 Definitions of Orgasm -- 2 Different Nerves, Different Orgasmic Feelings -- 3 Bodily Changes at Orgasm -- 4 Are Orgasms Good for Your Health? -- 5 When Things Go Wrong -- 6 Diseases That Affect Orgasm -- 7 How Aging Affects Orgasm -- 8 Pleasure and Satisfaction with and without Orgasm -- 9 The Nervous System Connection -- 10 The Neurochemistry of Orgasm -- 11 Effects of Medication -- 12 Counteracting Medication Side Effects -- 13 Recreational Stimulant Drugs and Orgasm -- 14 Depressant Drugs and Orgasm -- 15 Herbal Therapies 
505 0 |a 16 Hormones and Orgasm17 Mechanism of Action of Sex Steroids -- 18 Nonreproductive Hormones in Orgasm -- 19 Atypical Orgasms -- 20 The Genital-Brain Connection -- 21 Orgasms after Brain Surgery or Brain Damage -- 22 Imaging the Brain during Sexual Arousal and Orgasm -- 23 The Cast of Characters: How Brain Components Contribute to Orgasm -- 24 Consciousness and Orgasm -- Glossary -- A -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H 
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