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Question:
recently my boyfriend and I were making love and at the end he climaxed so strongly (mostly manual stimulation, his ejaculate went as far as the top of his shoulder) that his entire body seemed to convulse rather severely and for 20-30 seconds he was physically unable to form words. We stopped and then maybe a minute or so later he had another significantly smaller dry-orgasm just thinking of the previous experience. He tried but couldn't seem to describe it to me, saying only "It's never happened like that before" and assuming me that it was a pleasant experience. I'm 21 and he's been my only partner, while he's had a lot more experience prior to our relationship. I was wonder A) is it normal to have such a strong physical and neurological response, and B)can there be any negative side effects to something that strong? We've had one sexual encounter since then and he seemed just fine, I suppose I'm just looking for a little reasurance.

Answer:
by Blair Glaser:
(01/07/2006)
Rest assured that intense orgasms are often acompanied by the physical symptoms of shaking, convulsing and vibrating. It sounds like your boyfriend had one intense orgasm. When there is an earthquake, often there are post-effects where the earth continues to shake, called "aftershocks." It sounds like the second, "dry" orgasm was something like an aftershock. I do not know of any possible dangers of intense oragasms unless the person is at high risk for heart disease. Have fun.

Reviewed by: Patricia Fawver Ph.D. in Sexology

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