Coitus-induced orgasm stimulates prolactin secretion in healthy subjects

Psychoneuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 287-294

  Exton, Michael S ^a   Krüger, Tillmann H C ^a   Koch, Markus ^b   Paulson, Erika ^b   Knapp, Wolfram ^b   Hartmann, Uwe ^b   Schedlowski, Manfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coitus; Orgasm; Prolactin; Sexual arousal

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADULT; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROLACTIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035130511     PISSN: 03064530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4530(00)00053-6     Document Type: Article

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