WebMD 1:01: Why Does an Orgasm Feel Good?

Noah, did you know that the human sexual response cycle has four phases?

Yeah, of course. Excitement, plateau of arousal, orgasm, and-- what was that last one again?

Resolution.

Right. Right. Where you quietly dress and sneak out. Wait. What was that?

Nothing. No. Let's just focus on orgasms and why they feel so good. Yes. Let's.

[MUSIC PLAYING] During sex, there's a measurable activity decrease in the brain regions associated with behavioral control, fear, anxiety, and judgment, clearing the way for a stress-free, good old time.

So while you're getting jiggy with it, thousands of pleasure signals are being sent from the central nervous system to the brain, flooding it with dopamine.

That's a chemical body produces to make you feel good.

Oh, yeah. And eventually your body feels so good that for men it leads to an overwhelming crescendo of intense pleasure that can last up to a whole 10 seconds.

A woman's orgasm on average lasts 20 seconds, but can be much longer. And unlike men, women also have multiple orgasms. And that's why an orgasm feels so-- wait. Are you trying to sneak out of here?

Oh, yeah. I guess that's just, like, a force of habit. But I'll text you or something. This was fun. Cool.

I bet he has another co-host.