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The influence of sexual arousal on subjective pain intensity during a cold pressor test in women

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: Pain can be significantly lessened by sex/orgasm, likely due to the release of endorphins during sex, considered potent analgesics. The evidence suggests that endorphins are also present during sexual arousal (that is, prior to sex/orgasm). It follows then that pain can...

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Autores principales: Lakhsassi, Lara, Borg, Charmaine, Martusewicz, Sophie, van der Ploeg, Karen, de Jong, Peter J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9534408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36197910
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274331