Refractory period (sex)

In human sexuality, the refractory period is usually the recovery phase after orgasm, during which it is physiologically impossible for males to have additional orgasms.^[1]^[2] This phase begins immediately after ejaculation, and lasts until the excitement phase of the human sexual response cycle begins anew with low-level response.^[1]^[2] Although it is generally reported that females do not experience a refractory period and can thus experience an additional orgasm (or multiple orgasms) soon after the first one,^[3]^[4] some sources state that both males and females experience a refractory period because women may also experience a moment after orgasm in which further sexual stimulation does not produce excitement.^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b Morrow, Ross (2013). Sex Research and Sex Therapy: A Sociological Analysis of Masters and Johnson. Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 978-1134134656. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Carroll, Janell L. (2015). Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity. Cengage Learning. p. 275. ISBN 978-1305446038. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
^ Rosenthal, Martha (2012). Human Sexuality: From Cells to Society. Cengage Learning. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9780618755714. Retrieved September 17, 2012.
^ "The Sexual Response Cycle". University of California, Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
^ Schacter, Daniel Lawrence; Gilbert, Daniel Todd; Wegner, Daniel M. (2010). Psychology. Macmillan. p. 336. ISBN 978-1429237192. Retrieved November 10, 2012.
^ Weiner, Irving B.; Craighead, W. Edward (2010). The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, Volume 2. John Wiley & Sons. p. 761. ISBN 978-0470170267. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[Morrow-1] Morrow, Ross (2013). Sex Research and Sex Therapy: A Sociological Analysis of Masters and Johnson. Routledge. p. 91. ISBN 978-1134134656. Retrieved September 9, 2016.

[Carroll-2] Carroll, Janell L. (2015). Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity. Cengage Learning. p. 275. ISBN 978-1305446038. Retrieved September 9, 2016.

[Rosenthal-3] Rosenthal, Martha (2012). Human Sexuality: From Cells to Society. Cengage Learning. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9780618755714. Retrieved September 17, 2012.

[SOC-4] "The Sexual Response Cycle". University of California, Santa Barbara. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

[Schacter-5] Schacter, Daniel Lawrence; Gilbert, Daniel Todd; Wegner, Daniel M. (2010). Psychology. Macmillan. p. 336. ISBN 978-1429237192. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

[Weiner_&_Craighead-6] Weiner, Irving B.; Craighead, W. Edward (2010). The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology, Volume 2. John Wiley & Sons. p. 761. ISBN 978-0470170267. Retrieved November 10, 2012.

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