This theory relies on the rush of feel - good chemicals
released during orgasm, such as dopamine and oxytocin.
Point of Interest — Oxytocin (what I like to call the yum yum hormone) is only
released during orgasm and childbirth.
The chemicals
released during orgasm may protect against disease, like prostate and breast cancer.
Others note that oxytocin
released during orgasm is what can help coax baby out.
Nipple stimulation releases oxytocin, which is the love hormone, and helps us bond with our babies when they breastfeed, as well as being one of the hormones
released during orgasm.
I had no idea why that would be when I read that stat, but it stands to reason that since breastfeeding produces oxytocin, which is the same hormone
released during orgasm, moms with more oxytocin racing through their systems would be more interested in sex.
Note: Oxytocin (a hormone that causes your milk to let down) is
released during orgasm.
Oxytocin is also involved in lovemaking (thereby its nickname) and is actually
released during orgasm.
The media often depict the physical or technical aspects of sex, 2 such as experiencing physical pleasure or
a release during orgasm, as central.
Not exact matches
(After all, your body
releases the exact same hormones
during birth that it
releases to give you an
orgasm.)
(Oxytocin is also
released when you
orgasm, so don't be too surprised if your milk sprays
during sex!)
Orgasms promote the
release of oxytocin and can therefore stimulate uterine contractions
during late pregnancy.
Additionally, sperm and the hormones
released during the female
orgasm are said to contain prostaglandins that «can» induce labor and help to efface the cervix.
Oxytocin is also
released during physical intimacy and
orgasm.
There are only three events in your life that trigger oxytocin
release: nipple stimulation (like when I'm breastfeeding), labor (the oxytocin
released during childbirth stimulates uterine contractions, which is why nipple stimulation might be suggested when labor stalls, and also explains why sometimes, after you breastfeed me, you feel an increased expulsion of lochia and maybe some cramping), and...
orgasm!!
He says Ecstasy users are under the influence of a massive surge of oxytocin — the brain's «love» hormone, normally
released during nursing or
orgasm — which cements pair bonds.
In humans, oxytocin stimulates milk ejection
during lactation, uterine contraction
during birth, and is
released during sexual
orgasm in both men and women.
And endorphins are good; they're our natural pain relievers —
released during exercise, the consumption of spicy food, and
orgasm.
Can the body's own natural hormone that's
released during sex be used to help intensify
orgasms?
Studies show that it's
released during sexual
orgasm and affectionate touch as well.
Studies show it's also
released during sexual
orgasm.
The
release of oxytocin and vasopressin
during orgasm and the boost of testosterone raise men's morale and level of attachment.
Most of the time, ejaculation happens
during an
orgasm (a sexual
release that feels really good).
Oxytocin,
released during breast feeding,
orgasm and closeness with loved one is linked to a natural pleasure response, which dampens our stress hormones.