MASTERS AND JOHNSON'S SEXUAL RESPONSE CYCLE

Masters and Johnson’s did research on human sexual cycle. They came out with some recommendations, which to some scholars was not entitled. However some people criticized them by pointing out that, it was narrow and incomplete. Others pointed out that it was gender bias on the side of men.

What is a sex response cycle?

Sex response cycle is all what goes on in the bedroom between a wife and husband. This sex response can be seen as a sequence of physical and emotional changes which are brought about by the sexual arousal. Sex is by itself a very tedious though enjoyable game that needs to be done in a style. There is therefore some Preparedness before the game begins.

Human sexual behavior interacts with other pleasures, most notably social interaction and high arousal states. Some literature tells us of four stages while others talk of five. Below we discuss five which are:

I). The Arousal stage

II). The excitement stage

III). The plateau stage

IV). The orgasm stage

V). The resolution stage

The sharing of everything and anything without any reservation gives a lot of pleasure in marriage. Giving to one another in totality; When God created man, he looked at him and he saw that he was lonely. He then made him sleep and from his ribs created the woman and he said the two shall be one; meaning wife and husband have no boarder. The body of the man belongs to the woman and vice versa. Sex therefore is to be enjoyed by the these two (husband and wife).This can be done either in the bedroom or anywhere in the house especially if they live alone they can even begin from the sofa sets where romance is well expressed.

Bedroom door must always be closed when the husband and wife are inside especially if there are children involved. Sex is not just penetration but a process that begins far from that. Sexual behaviour is critical to human beings. There are set principles and phases for wanting, liking and satiety for any normal human being who in return gets pleasure which is a way of receiving reward.

There are five stages in this cycle:

The Arousal Stage

This is the first stage which mostly involves touching your partner anywhere in his /her body; the tender touch communicates a lot. There are two major responses here: Vasocongestion which is the engorgement of blood vessels from an increased flow into the genital organs and Nipples of both and female breasts. Due to the pulling of this blood congested tissues become swollen red and warm, these areas will feel full.

Eye contact during sexual relations is special and necessary; love can be communicated through the way you look at each other. The wife brings her breasts nearer to his chest and so the man tenderly touches the breasts, as they draw closer to each other.

The second process is the myotonia which is the part that becomes widespread during sexual arousal. Stroking each other’s back and shoulders are also good indication that both are likely to enjoy each other without inflicting pain. The two may not be ready at the same time. Erection of the penis is the first sign that can happen in a few seconds after the man is triggered, however he should be able to hold it until the right time. Whereas the woman’s vagina gets lubricated to prepare her before penetration

The Excitement Stage

Both physical and psychological stimuli can cause widespread vasocongestion. In women this change happens in the vagina where the walls turn dark due to the build-up of blood (Byer, S hainberg, & Galliano, 2002).
Both should be necked as they enjoy each other’s warmth. The husband may continue stroking other parts of the body, and so is the wife or caressing plus fondling of the wife’s breast this should be done tenderly so that the wife can enjoy fully and get ready for the next stage.

A transudate seeps through the walls of the vagina lubricating the walls especially if she is lying down. The Vagina walls, (for the women who have reached menopause ) have become thinner and so, produce less lubricant. In men, the vascongestion produces penile erection which takes three to eight seconds after stimulation begins.

The woman may experience skin flash due to increased blood flow to the skin, which begins from the upper abdomen spreading over the chest. The later stage of stimulation of the wife’s breast should be on the nipple (Wheat & Wheat, 1977). The nipples are very sensitive and make the wife feel good as the husband not only touches but goes ahead and sucks slowly as he penetrates.

Oral sex (mouth to Genital) can also be very exciting. Songs of Solomon 2:6 and 8:3, gives us the position ideal love play. Where the wife says; “Let the left hand be under my head and the right one embrace me.” When the hand is placed there and all the touching slowly going on, the clitoris swells and at this point the woman feels so good and she is set for the man. The breasts become fuller and the vagina walls begin to swell getting ready for the man. Nipple erection occurs in both sexes.

The swelling of the outer part of the vagina reduces the opening to effectively grip the penis. On the other hand, the man’s testicles swell, the scrotum tightens, and he begins secreting a lubricating liquid.

The Plateau Stage

The changes that were experienced in the first stage is intensified at this stage. During the sexual play, the intensity of the plateau may rise and fall. However, for most individuals, the build-up of sexual tension will trigger orgasm. In women, this engorgement results in the formation of orgasmic platform narrowing of the outer third of the vagina. As the clitoris swells, it becomes erect, hard, and changes position as it pulls up under the hood. In men, the penis increases in size. The glands might turn to purple and testis increase in size. Pre-ejaculated fluid is secreted by the penis. For both men and women, the myotonia intensifies during this stage and can be marked in the face, neck and legs. As the vagina keeps swelling, the walls turn into dark purple. There is variation in individual response cycle. Some women especially those with some medical issues, may not experience this stage. Sexual satisfaction is not a general term but different people get satisfaction differently, either through touches, bonding, and intimacy while others have to enjoy the orgasmic stage fully.

The Orgasm Stage

This is the climax for both men and women. There is high pleasure; thoughts are suspended for a while. Some women make funny noises e.g “ ahaaa” “ shaaa” “ aaaaaaaau”, slowly she says “waaaaau, that’s a nice one”. The woman cleans the husband, herself, and then she surrenders to a deep nice sleep. This feeling of unexplainable joy is brought by sudden discharge of neuromuscular accumulated from intensive pelvic vasocongestion and skeletal myotonia. Orgasms are the shortest phase of sexual response. It lasts longer in women than men. The man’s orgasm is complete when he expels the semen.

The wife’s orgasm consists of a series of contracting muscles. Both husband and wife experience muscle responses at this stage of orgasm, grasping each other tightly, enjoying, making nice comments like” feeling good, you are doing it so well, don’t finish now”. These and many others encourage the husband and he works harder to make sure he satisfies the wife.
Immediately the husband is through with ejaculation, he should immediately begin stimulating his wife’s clitoris this gives her repeated orgasm.

Orgasm disorder is limited to absence of orgasm despite high subjective arousal. There are times partial painful vaginal entry is experienced, as well as pain with intercourse. Blood pleasure, heart rate, and breathing are at their highest rate. There is a sudden, forceful release of sexual tension. This is usually sccompanied with feet muscles spasms. A sex flush may be seen in both husband and wife’s body. The uterus goes through rhythmic contractions.

The Resolution Stage

The body parts now go to their normal sizes. There is fatigue in this stage after the hard work of the intercourse. Some men and women may find themselves returning to stage and further still being stimulated which may result in multiple orgasm, this is very common to young couples who can go even three rounds consecutively.

Men need recovery after orgasm called refractory period and this is marked by a deep sleep immediately after orgasm. After about twenty minutes the muscles relax and the clitoris vagina and uterus return to their usual positions. These researchers therefore reinforced a belief that orgasm and intercourse are necessary to women’s sexual response. Depending on how the stage is handled, one (1) – two (2) hours, a woman can effectively go through the four stages again but for the woman depending on how the orgasm stage was handled, she might start at plateau stage or the orgasm stage.

There are five things that increase the physical intensity of orgasm in men:

1). Waiting like twenty four hours after the last orgasm, this allows the body to store a larger volume of semen.

2). Lengthening the fore play and excitement period to allow the penis to erect like twenty minutes.

3). Increasing the imagination factor, by seeing, feeling the wife’s ecstatic response to stimuli which brings her to the very climax of pleasure.

4). Voluntarily controlling the anal sphincter muscle during orgasm.

5). Increasing the force of the thrusting while the orgasm is in progress.