....      Orgasm..........

When a male ejaculates, the muscles around the prostate gland, as well as the muscles in the penis and surrounding area, contract. These muscle contractions, or spasms, force most of the sperm out of the ampulla. The sperm and semen mix together and are pushed into the urethra. They're propelled along the urethra and come spurting out the opening in the glans, or tip, of the penis. The semen usually comes out in three or four spurts. In all, about a teaspoon or so of white, creamy, milky semen comes out of the penis during ejaculation. The feeling that you get when all these muscles are contracting and semen is spurting out of your penis is called orgasm. It is possible to ejaculate without having an orgasm, but most of the time a male does have one when he ejaculates. Stang terms for having an orgasm include "coming...... climaxing," and "getting off." It's a bit difficult to describe exactly what an orgasm feels like. For one thing, it feels different to different people. Also, the feeling of an orgasm may differ from one time to the next. Sometimes the orgasm may be really strong and involve not just the penis and other sex organs but the whole body. At other times, the orgasm may be less intense, and the feeling seems to center around the penis and the genital area. When a male is about to have an orgasm, his penis is stiff and erect. The skin on his scrotum gets tighter and thicker as the scrotum draws up close to his body. His heart starts beating harder and his breathing gets deeper and heavier. The skin on his face or chest or other parts of his body may get flushed and reddish in color. This is called the "sex flush." His nipples may become deeper in color and stiffer and may stand out more. The muscles around his anus may tighten up. A drop or two of clear or milky white fluid may appear at the tip of the penis. The opening in the head, or glans, of the penis may become more slit-like, and the glans may become a deeper, more purplish or red color. As the orgasm is about to begin, the man may be aware of all these changes (the increase in heartbeat, the heavier breathing, the changes in the glans), but often the feeling is so intense that he is totally involved only in the feeling. The changes may happen without his being consciously aware of them. During the actual orgasm, the muscles contract and the semen comes out in three or four spurts that usually happen within less than a second of one another. These spurts may be followed by a series of six to fifteen other muscle spasms. The whole orgasm normally lasts about ten seconds. The feeling is so intense, though, that it often seems longer. After the orgasm, the heartbeat and breathing gradually return to normal. The testicles and scrotum loosen up. The penis gets soft again. All of this may take just a few seconds, or it may take a half hour or so. Af terward, men often feel really relaxed, and they may be sleepy. Other men are ready to have another orgasm right away. Usually, though, there's a period of time that must pass-anywhere from a few minutes to a half hour, several hours, or a day or so-before a man is ready to have another orgasm. Generally, the older a man gets, the more time it takes before he's ready to have another orgasm. As we say, it's a little difficult to explain how an orgasm feels, but most people agree that it's a super good feeling. We asked the men we interviewed to describe it, and many said things like "great," "terrific," "beautiful," or other simple, one-word answers. Most had trouble putting it into words, saying things like, "There's just no words to describe it," or "It's not something you can explain."