1. Absence of orgasm-induced prolactin secretion in a healthy multi-orgasmic male subject.
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Haake, P., Exton, M.S., Haverkamp, J., Kramer, M., Leygraf, N., Hartmann, U., Schedlowski, M., and Krueger, T.H.C.
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PROLACTIN , *MALE orgasm - Abstract
In several studies we have recently demonstrated that orgasm induces prolactin secretion in healthy males and females. This suggests that prolactin may form a feedback regulator of the refractory period following orgasm. To examine this position we investigated the prolactin response of a healthy multi-orgasmic male subject. Blood was drawn continuously during masturbation-induced orgasm. The prolactin response of the case-subject was compared with that of nine healthy adult men with a normal refractory period. The case-subject showed no prolactin response to three orgasms. Data from this multi-orgasmic subject support the hypothesized role of plasma prolactin in contributing to sexual-satiation mechanisms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2002
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