Module 36 Flashcards
(6 cards)
A resting period after orgasm, during which a man cannot achieve another orgasm
The refractory period
The four stages of sexual responding described my Masters and Johnson -excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution.
Sexual response cycle
A problem that consistently impairs sexual arousal or function
Sexual disorder
A Sex hormone, secreted in greater amounts by females and by males . In nonhuman female mammals, estrogen levels peak during ovulation, promoting sexual perceptivity
Estrogen
The most important of the male sex hormones. Both males and females have it, but the additional amount in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs in the fetus and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty
Testosterone
An enduring sexual attraction toward members of either one’s own sex (homosexual orientation) or the other sex ( heterosexual orientation )
Sexual orientation