7. Meanwhile, thanks to excess blood flow, your nipples may become erect and feel more sensitive. In fact, all areas of your breasts might feel more sensitive the more turned on you get, so encourage your partner to explore. “Some things that may feel uncomfortable at beginning of sex, like, oh, that itches, tickles, or hurts may actually feel really good towards when a woman is highly aroused,” says Kerner.
8. In the long buildup to eventual orgasm, your muscles start tensing up.
Phase 3: Plateau (Where it’s still on—seriously, wonderfully on)
This phase is definitely not as boring as the name makes it sound. While you’re having sex or messing around, you feel “prolonged, intense sexual arousal,” says Planned Parenthood. Everything that was already happening before continues, plus a few fun additions.
9. “There’s increased activity in pleasure centers in the brain like the amygdala and the hippocampus,” says Abdur-Rahman. Also, at this point everyday stressors are hopefully falling away. “The more aroused women get, the more parts of the brain associated with anxiety shut down,” which is a key part of orgasm for women, says Kerner.
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