Un new study published in Journal of Women’s Health explored a little-known but fascinating phenomenon: some women, duringorgasmthey experiment unusual physical and emotional reactionsranging from uncontrollable laughter at tearsuntil headache, hallucinations or even epistaxis. These experiences are known as peri-orgasmic phenomena (peri-orgasmic phenomena): symptoms and sensations that precede, accompany and follow orgasm.
A study of unusual symptoms related to pleasure
“Until now, isolated cases of women laughing or crying during orgasm had been reported,” explains the doctor Lauren Streicherlead author of the study. “But this is the first work that precisely describes what these phenomena are and when they tend to occur.” Although only the 2.3% of participants declared he had unusual symptoms related to pleasureStreicher emphasizes the importance of talking about it for normalize the broad spectrum of female sexual responses. “Women need to know that if they laugh for no reason during orgasm, they are not alone,” adds the doctor.
Laughter, tears, yawns and hallucinations
Among them most common physical responsessome women report headache, muscle weakness or tingling in the feetwhile others experiment pain or itching in the face, sneezing, yawning, ear discomfort and, in rare cases, even bleeding from the nose. On an emotional level, the experience can be equally intense: many they crysometimes even during a positive sexual experience, others they laugh uncontrollablyand some even have hallucinations. These phenomena exist because theOrgasm is not just a physical eventbut it involves intensely brain, nervous system and body. During the climax, they are there peaks of neurological activityan increase in neurotransmitters such as dopamine and oxytocinand one deep muscle relaxation: all factors that can generate unusual physical or emotional responses.
How was the research conducted?
To collect data, Streicher and his team at Northwestern University have published a short video illustrating peri-orgasmic phenomena. About 3,800 women they viewed the content and filled out a anonymous six-question questionnaire about their experiences. From the 86 women who have declared that they experience these phenomena, 61% reported physical symptoms And 88% emotional responses. Furthermore, more than half have experimented multiple symptoms at the same timewhile 21% had both physical and emotional manifestations at the same time.
Benefits of orgasm for female well-being
Regardless of the presence of unusual phenomena, theorgasm it is fundamental to the psychological and physical well-beingof women. It favors the release of dopamine and oxytocinreinforces the bond between partners and improves the mental health. Recent studies have also shown that orgasm has a key role in improving overall well-beingconfirming how important it is to explore and understand the vast range of female orgasmic experiences.
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