Why Does Female Arousal Take More Than 5 Minutes?

Arousal is the physiological changes in your body that occur when you are sexually excited.

For women, this process often takes more than 5 minutes (like you see in the movies). Why?

• The clitoral network has a whole lot of erectile tissue. (anatomy demo)

• All this tissue needs time for the blood flow to increase to it.

• The blood flow increases as arousal increases.

• Your brain engages and often this is when desire is determined. (Do I want sex?)

• As the blood flow increases to the tissues they dilate and become swollen.

• The vaginal canal might expand.

• Lubrication happens.

• Adequate arousal can increase pleasure.

The average time needed for adequate female arousal leading to orgasm is 14-20+ minutes

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