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How to tell when a woman has reached orgasm

Asked by:Dianna

Asked on:Mar 23, 2026 08:11 PM

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  • Anne Anne

    Mar 23, 2026

      1. During orgasm female The vaginal muscles, especially the muscles at the external vaginal opening, undergo significant, powerful and pleasurable contractions.

      It has a significant gripping effect on the penis. This contraction usually lasts 3 to 15 times, with one contraction every 0.8 seconds, lasting 2 to 4 seconds, or longer, and brings a high degree of self-pleasure. The contraction of vaginal muscles is particularly obvious in women who are in good physical condition and have never given birth.

    Finally, the woman's pelvic floor will shake involuntarily (especially the levator vaginal muscles and anal sphincter muscles), and in contrast, these muscles will consciously and consciously contract rhythmically. Immediately afterwards Uterus Rhythmic contractions occur, developing from the fundus of the uterus to the cervix. During the climax phase, muscle spasms occur more often and last longer. Some people describe it as feeling like a slight electric shock, or as if a warm current flows from the lower body to the whole body.

    2. Muscle tension occurs.

    Due to increased muscle excitability, muscle tension occurs in some muscles throughout the body, ranging from involuntary contraction to regular contraction. During orgasm, muscle spasm-like contractions may occur, mainly manifesting as spasms of hands and feet, facial distortion, or body twisting.

    3. The nipple erection reaction occurs in the breast, the muscle fibers in the breast tissue contract involuntarily, the blood vessels are congested, and the nipples become erect and hard. Once orgasm is achieved, the breasts skin Red and hot, the swelling of the areola is more obvious.

    Female orgasms are generally diverse. A survey and analysis of the orgasms of 936 married women of childbearing age showed that there are 8 common types of orgasms: vaginal contraction type, whole body warm flow type, whole body shaking type, electric current type, laughter and carnival type, floating into the air type, restless moaning type, and drunken hazy type. Some manifestations include dual types, three types, and four types appearing at the same time. Among them, double type and single type are the most common, accounting for about 66%, and the vast majority (about 88%) hug each other tightly during the climax. Of course, 10% to 12% of women have never had an orgasm, and about 5% of women only have pleasure but no orgasm. ; About 7% of women have neither pleasure nor orgasm.

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