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SEXUAL HEALTH INDEX
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Female Sexual Response
The following description of the female sexual response is in general terms what many women experience.
There are four phases:
Phase 1
The excitement phase. This may last from minutes to hours. It is the stage of general arousal. The pulse quickens bringing blood to the pelvic organs. The breasts swell, the nipples become hard and erect. The clitoris fills with blood and, like the penis, becomes engorged hard. The lips of the vagina swell and darken in colour.
Phase 2
The plateau phase. The entire process that started in the excitement phase continues with increased intensity. The pulse and blood pressure rise further. A flush may appear on the abdomen and the chest. Breathing becomes irregular. In this phase, the vaginal lips engorge further and pout outwards. The colour deepens into a dark red. The vagina lengthens and the inner third balloons, providing a bowl-like shape to receive the sperms. There is a general increase in muscle tone and one may already experience involuntary contractions of muscle groups, especially the thighs and lower abdomen.
Phase 3
Is the actual orgasm. The pelvic muscles contract involuntarily. Waves of contraction flow upward from the base of the spine to the uterus. The contractions are .8 of a second in duration. It is a rapid quivering throbbing sensation.
Final Phase
The resolution period. During this time all the engorged tissues slowly return to normal. The uterus gradually lowers back into the pelvis. The mouth of the uterus is opened at this moment and remains open for approximately half an hour. As the uterus sinks lower, the lips of the cervix or mouth of the womb dips into the seminal pool that has collected in the depths of the vagina.
Some women do not feel spontaneous desire, but with effective stimulation arousal may occur and in turn trigger desire which if followed by further arousal.
