(Illustration by Liberty Antonia Sadler for Metro.co.uk)
Films, photos and literature seem obsessed with depicting the female orgasm.
But what about the guys?
Here’s 21 things you never knew about the male orgasm.
Films, photos and literature seem obsessed with depicting the female orgasm.
But what about the guys?
Here’s 21 things you never knew about the male orgasm.
1. Secret semen
MI6 used ejaculate as invisible ink during WW1.
It was used for a time because it was not easily detected and was always to hand.
2. We have blast off
Astronauts have admitted to masturbating in space (via the term self-pollution).
But what they do with the emissions remains a mystery.
3. I’m speechless
Certain tribes in the African Congo don’t have a word for masturbationand it is thought this is because it simply isn’t done.
5. Double trouble
Half a man’s penis is inside his body – so you’re actually double the size you think you are.
The penis begins at the pubic bone, internally.
This is why male sex toys that stimulate the prostate can work – as they get to ‘hidden’ parts of the penis.
6. Venus retrograde
Some men suffer retrograde ejaculation, where their semen shoots back into the bladder, rather than being squirted out.
It can happen after men have had prostate surgery, or if they have diabetes or multiple sclerosis.
7. Cumming or going?
Some Japanese men reputedly say ‘I’m going’ (iku iku) rather than ‘I’m coming’ during sex.
Some Japanese men reputedly say ‘I’m going’ (iku iku) rather than ‘I’m coming’ during sex.
8. Going ape
Humans aren’t the only mammals that have sex for pleasure.
Dolphins and bonobos are thought to enjoy nookie, while fruit bats are fans of oral sex.
9. Morning glory
Kellogg’s cornflakes were invented to stop you masturbating.
Dr Kellogg’s, a staunch believer in the benefits of celibacy, thought rich food increased sexual desire, while plain foods suppressed it.
(Illustration by Liberty Antonia Sadler for Metro.co.uk)
11. Jog on
Sadly, an orgasm burns just three calories, although 30 minutes of vigorous sex can burn about 63.
12. Tents not toss
Scouts were originally advised not to do the five knuckle shuffle because ‘it destroys health and spirits’ and was even thought to drive boys mad.
In the 1914 edition of Scouting For Boys, founder Robert Baden-Powell warned against masturbation, advising young men to take cold baths or box when they felt the urge.
Scouts were originally advised not to do the five knuckle shuffle because ‘it destroys health and spirits’ and was even thought to drive boys mad.
In the 1914 edition of Scouting For Boys, founder Robert Baden-Powell warned against masturbation, advising young men to take cold baths or box when they felt the urge.
13. Cum on
The male orgasm doesn’t always coincide with ejaculation – a fact which may not be news to some men but may surprise the ladies.
14. Wait a minute
The average refractory period (the time between an orgasm and being able to have another erection) is anything between a few minutes and an hour.
However, one case study described a 25-year-old German man able to continue to have sex within three minutes of his climax.
15. Dream on
The top 10 most common male sexual fantasies include a threesome with two women, having sex with someone other than their partner, watching women at it and cumming on their partner.
16. Happiness or bust
Some men suffer from sexual anhedonia, where they experience all the muscle contractions of an orgasm and ejaculate, but don’t feel any pleasure.
It can be caused by some antidepressants such as Prozac.
The top 10 most common male sexual fantasies include a threesome with two women, having sex with someone other than their partner, watching women at it and cumming on their partner.
16. Happiness or bust
Some men suffer from sexual anhedonia, where they experience all the muscle contractions of an orgasm and ejaculate, but don’t feel any pleasure.
It can be caused by some antidepressants such as Prozac.
17. I don’t know art but I know what I like
London-based photographer Stuart Sandford compiled a series of pictures of men orgasming in 2007.
Cumfaces explores intimacy and sexuality.
18. Wet, Wet, Wet
Semen is mostly water but, as well as being one per cent sperm, it also contains small amounts of calcium, chloride, citrate, fructose, glucose, lactic acid, magnesium, potassium, protein, sodium, urea and zinc.
19. Evergreen
Men in their 80s are twice as likely to be sexually active as women of the same age (41 per cent versus 18 per cent).
20. Weighty issue
Overweight and obese men produce less semen, and it is of lower quality, according to a recent study.
21. All in a day’s work
Forty per cent of men say they masturbate every day, while the average man does it 12 times a month.
Metro
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