Science Reveals Why Men Can’t Have Multiple Orgasms

Both men and women love reaching that big O, but some women can reach it again, and again, and again, while men experience a "one and done" type of deal.   This seems unfair, but it's true.  Here's the science behind why men, unfortunately, can't have multiple orgasms.

An orgasm can be defined as a climax of sexual excitement.

They are characterized by fast breathing, and an increase in blood pressure, pulse rate, muscle tension and blood-vessel engorgement.

Orgasms can also cause a muscular reflex in the body's extremities.

Orgasms usually last for a few, powerful seconds, and differ in both men and women.

For women, the vaginal walls and the muscles of the uterus contract rhythmically.

For men, seminal fluid collects in the urethral bulb when he feels as if having an orgasm will be inevitable.

When a man actually reaches orgasm, contractions occur in his member, and his ejaculate is expelled.

Multiple orgasms are a series of orgasms that occur one after the other.

These are, for the most part, only seen in women.

But why is it that women can experience toe-curling orgasm after orgasm, and men can't?

Men, unlike women, experience a "refractory period" after intercourse.

A refractory period is the recovery time after an orgasm (and ejaculation) when a man can't be aroused.

During this time, a man is unable to "get it up," and since he is experiencing feelings of satisfaction, he will most likely be uninterested in anything sexual. This prevents him from having additional orgasms.

The refractory period is caused by a combination of hormones, neurotransmitters and nerve excitability.

The closest a man can get to have multiple orgasms is tantric sex, a practice that allows a man to experience the sensation of an orgasm, without ejaculation.