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time. Similar orgasmic states and full body nism of both clitoris and spots of vaginal
orgasms are also defined in Tantric litera- origin (such as G-Spot, A-Spot, O-Spot or
ture. The duration may change from wom- Cervix). A blended orgasm is much more
an to woman. Status orgasmus was first de- intense than a clitoral or vaginal orgasm
fined by Masters & Johnson as lasting for 43 alone. Both pudental and pelvic nerves me-
seconds in a woman in 1966. Today it is es- diate the triggering of blended orgasm.
timated that status orgasmus continues for 1 Blended orgasms are much more satisfacto-
to 2 minutes, while it may last for 10 to 15 ry and they are multiple orgasms. (Ladas,
minutes, a prolonged and extended orgas- Whipple, Perry, the G-Spot, 1982; Komisa-
mic state which ends by a giant orgasm ruk, Beyer-Flores, Whipple, The Science of
(Big-O) that gives a big relief and satisfac- Orgasm, 2006)
tion at the end. In most of the status orgas-
mus experiences there is usually a refracto- The survey correspondents were
ry period of 10 to 15 minutes. The number also questioned about their medical histo-
of minor orgasms in a status orgasmus may
ry and the women who had had some
exceed from 5-10 to 20-30 (some women
psychiatric background such as bipolar
claim that this quantity goes up to around
disorder, persistent genital arousal syn-
50). In status orgasmus it is thought that pu-
dental, pelvic, hypogastric and vagal nerves drome, hyperthyroid disorder, obsessive
mediate the triggering mechanism at the compulsive disorder, or sexual compulsive
same time. In the following graphs the disorder etc. were not taken into the study,
physiological changes and pleas- since the enhanced sexual response in
ure/satisfaction is depicted. Status orgasmus those women could be related with the
is a continuous form of tetanic orgasms of psychopathology or metabolic pathology.
blended, vaginal or clitoral origin. Also the women were questioned about
their psychiatric background and whether
According to this information answer the
they used any drugs of abuse, such as hal-
following
lucinogens. The women who were diag-
Have you ever had status orgasmus?
a)YES b)NO nosed as alcoholic, psychotic, bipolar dis-
order, manic disorder, schizophrenic, par-
Other Definitions anoid disorder, etc. and the women who
Single Female Orgasm: Clitoral or vaginal used any drugs of abuse were not taken
orgasms. Clitoral orgasm is mediated by into the study.
pudental nerve; vaginal orgasm is mediated Further detailed analysis of the re-
by pelvic nerve. It has long been debated sults with proper statistics compared with
that some vaginal orgasms are triggered by
the control group will be published when
Grafenberg’s Spot (G-Spot) (Ladas, Whip-
the study is completed. This article is only
ple, Perry G-Spot, 1982). Clitoral orgasm is
a preliminary report to support the hy-
generally perceived in a local genital area,
as bursting; 80 to 90 % of women have ex- pothesis that enhanced and prolonged
perienced it. Vaginal orgasms are said to be orgasms may induce many different forms
more satisfactory and more radiating. of ASC in the human female.
Multiple Orgasms: Multiple orgasms can
be either clitoral or vaginal or induced by
both. There is a successive train of orgasms,
generally increasing in amplitude and in-
tensity gradually.
Blended Orgasms: Blended orgasms can be Table 1. Subjective perception and ASCs. Experiences during a
mediated by the orgasm triggering mecha- single clitoral or a single vaginal orgasm are not included and
presented. Category explanation for A: 76-100%, B: 50-75 %, C:
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25-49% and D 1-24%. During a multiple orgasm and during a 38) Relaxing, feeling of relaxed A
prolonged orgasm with ESR (prolonged orgasms, blended 39) Peacefully relaxing and extremely sooth- A
orgasms, status orgasmus). Freq. C: frequency category *: very ing feeling
few < 5 % 40) Throbbing feeling, throbbing as heart A
rate
41) Warm feeling A
Freq. 42) Physical warmth feeling A
C 43) Spiritual warmth feeling A
44) Feeling of losing oneself totally A
1) Depersonalization A
2) Out of body experience * D
3) Dissolve, feeling dissolved in something C
4) Fly, flying experience, sensation of flight A Table 3. Subjective perception and ASCs. Experiences during a
5) Astral voyage feeling * D single clitoral or a single vaginal orgasm are not included and
6) Death feeling (petit morte) C presented. Category explanation for A: 76-100%, B: 50-75 %, C:
25-49% and D 1-24%. During a multiple orgasm and during a
7) Near death experience feeling * D
prolonged orgasm with ESR (prolonged orgasms, blended
8) Absorbed feeling C
orgasms, status orgasmus). Freq C: frequency category *: very
9) Elated feeling, heightening feeling A few < 5 %
10) Elevation of mood feeling A Freq.
11) Flooding feeling B C
12) Immersing feeling C 45) Ecstatic feeling, being in ecstasy A
13) Pulsating feeling , pulsating with the rhythm A 46) Exploding, explosion feeling A
of heart feeling 47) Hot, feeling hot A
14) Spurting feeling B 48) Tickling B
15) Volcano, feeling as an eruption of a volcano D 49) Pleasurable, extreme pleasure feeling A
16) Uncontrolled feeling, losing control feeling A 50) Feeling of rising, going up A
17) Blissful, blessed feeling A 51) Spreading feeling B
18) Flowing sensation B 52) Wild, feeling that oneself becomes wild, prim- C
19) Quivering, trembling A itive
20) Shuddering A 53) Feeling as an animal C
21) Earth quake feeling * D 54) Losing the soul feeling B
22) Intense Love A 55) Soul outside, leaving the body feeling B
56) Feeling of dissolving into the partner A
57) Feeling of flaring of lights, seeing different B
Table 2. Subjective perception and ASCs. Experiences during a colors of light flashes (just once or twice and
single clitoral or a single vaginal orgasm are not included and very shortly)
presented. Category explanation for A: 76-100%, B: 50-75 %, C:
58) Seeing different known colors (plus unknown D
25-49% and D 1-24%. During a multiple orgasm and during a
colors or not)
prolonged orgasm with ESR (prolonged orgasms, blended
orgasms, status orgasmus). Freq C: frequency category *: very 59) Mystical experience * D
few < 5 % 60) Seeing white or colored flashes continuously B
Freq. C 61) Seeing different geometrical objects, shapes D
62) Feeling the body and mind extraordinary A
23) Swelling feeling C 63) Travelling to different lands, e.g. evergreens, D
24) Intense euphoric feeling, intense eupho- A forests, waterfalls, gardens etc. *
ria
25) Flushing feeling A
26) Rapturous feeling, being in a rapturous A
Table 4. Subjective perception and ASCs. Experiences during a
state single clitoral or a single vaginal orgasm are not included and
27) Unreal, feeling of being beyond this B presented. Category explanation for A: 76-100%, B: 50-75 %, C:
reality 25-49% and D 1-24%. During a multiple orgasm and during a
28) Surreal, feeling of surrealism C prolonged orgasm with ESR (prolonged orgasms, blended
29) Opening into a surreal universe feeling * D orgasms, status orgasmus). Freq C: frequency category *: very
30) Opening into a cartoon world, seeing D few < 5 %
cartoon characters * Freq.
31) Close to herself, to the environment B C
feeling 64) Finding one’s self in different lands, e.g. D
32) Close to the partner feeling A evergreens, forests, waterfalls, gardens etc.
33) Exciting, getting excited feeling A all of a sudden *
34) Extreme excitement coming from inside, A 65) Losing oneself A
not to know what to do 66) Unify, a unification feeling with anything B
35) Totally filled feeling A 67) Unifying with the partner A
36) Fulfilling, fulfillment feeling B 68) Extreme feelings of love and bursts of love A
37) Peaceful, a peaceful state of mind A to the partner
69) Unifying with environment and universe D changes of female mood during intense
70) De ja vu * D
71) Strong attachment feeling to the partner B orgasms have been cited in the literature
72) Cry, irresistible wish to cry A during the last decades (Swartz, 1994;
Taylor, 2000; Sayin, 2010, 2012; King,
2010; Sukel, 2011). In French language,
Results one of the terms used for female orgasm
The results from SAYIN-Subjective Or- is “petit morte” (little death), trying to ar-
gasmic-ASC Experience preliminary Scale ticulate the flying, out of body, dying,
are given and discussed in this article. dispersion of consciousness experiences
The results are given in the following during an intense orgasm.
tables as the occurrence frequencies are During our surveys in 1993, 2003,
pointed out as A, B, C and D which depict 2010-2012, we have interviewed with sim-
the following frequencies of the ASC ilar ASC cases of “high orgasmic” women
and/or subjective feeling to be seen and (Sayin, 2010; Sayin, 2011 a, b, c; Sayin,
recorded in the female subjects during a 2012; Kocatürk, 2011). We are not present-
multiple orgasm and/or an ESR induced ing the comparison of the ASC frequen-
orgasm: cies, averages of likert scaling, and statis-
A) Recorded in between 76-100 % tics between ESR and NESR women in
of the subjects B) Recorded in between this article, since this is a preliminary re-
50 to 75 % of the subjects C) Recorded in, port of some of the definitions and this
between 25 to 49 % of the subjects D) study is still continuing.
Recorded in between 1 to 24 % of the It was Mah & Binik’s study first
subjects. opened a typical discussion on such al-
Our preliminary comparison of tered mood states during female orgasms
these results showed that some NESR (Mah, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2010; King, 2010).
control women also experienced ASC King, Mah & Binik categorized subjective
during clitoral or multiple orgasms; how- feelings of female orgasms into 10 dimen-
ever the variety and frequency of their sions as building sensations, flooding
experience of ASC was significantly much sensations, flushing sensations, shooting
lower compared to the ESR women. The sensations, throbbing sensations, general
detailed statistics of the data will be pub- spasms, pleasurable satisfaction, relaxa-
lished when the study is completed. tion, emotional intimacy, and ecstasy
(King 2010). However, in Mah & Binik’s
studies there was no classification of
women in terms of the properties of or-
gasmic response, such as clitoral, vaginal,
Discussion blended and/or ESR.
Some of the psychological changes during It is problematic if the quality and
female “intense orgasms” had been well details of orgasmic response (whether it is
documented by Fisher such as depersonali- clitoral, vaginal, multiple or en-
zation, flying, rapture and ecstasy etc., how- hanced/prolonged orgasm) is not recorded
ever Fisher observed such ASC’s in a and reported; and if ASCs during an en-
group of women he called “high orgas- hanced orgasm is mixed with a tradition-
mic”, who could have been named as ally accepted form of orgasm; because it
women with ESR if interviewed today is not easy to decide then, whether this
(Fisher, 1977). Similar psychological form of ASC is a result of a very powerful
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and prolonged orgasm or not! For in- deep relaxing abdominal breathing; in-
stance, in our groups mystical experience creased clarity and creativity; acceptance
was never recorded in NESR women, but of the self and others; extra sensory per-
some women with ESR reported to have a ception; ecstasy; mystical experience; di-
form of mystical experience. Also, the aver- vine feelings; increased awareness of the
age scoring of “flying” (4) was below 2 in body; mind connection and integration;
likert scale in NESR women during multi- psycho-spiritual birth and death experi-
ple orgasms; however it was above 4 dur- ence; loss of illusion of spatial separation;
ing ESR women’s multiple orgasm experi- loss of spatial dimensions, loss of sense of
ence. Near to this, NESR women did not time; personal boundaries dissolving and
experience prolonged and ESR orgasms that merging with the divine; cosmic empti-
lasted very long and intense, so there was ness and void; sharing with the partner;
no control group data to compare ESR compassion; sense of fulfillment etc. (Tay-
women’s prolonged orgasm experience with lor, 2000).
anyone in the whole study group! Our final psychometric scales for
In our group, we have used a simi- assessing the mood changes and ASC
lar scale including King’s orgasmic di- during ESR may contain more than 72
mensions, although we have not classi- items; however this is a preliminary report
fied the feelings in certain categories yet, of a preliminary study that concludes that
we have found similar patterns in female enhanced and expanded female orgasmic
orgasmic response as King, Mah & Binik response (EO) may alter the conscious-
did. We have not divided the subjective ness and induce many extraordinary
feelings and sensations into ASC and mood states which is not defined in the
none-ASC subjective feelings, because it literature clearly yet. We have also classi-
is not for sure at what point a subjective fied these alterations in clitoral, vaginal,
feelings turns into ASC or can be accepted multiple and ESR-prolonged orgasms.
as ASC, further analysis in our series will Our data (not shown) also suggests that
be carried out. Among King’s classifica- there can be an alteration of conscious-
tions some of the reported feelings were ness and ASC in some single clitoral or
obviously a form of ASC, such as flood- vaginal orgasms alone, without any ESR;
ing, spreading, shuddering, soothing, however, it is more likely to experience
unifying, ecstatic, rapturous etc. many of those proposed 72 subjective
Taylor also described similar al- feelings and ASCs during ESR orgasms.
terations of the mood in her PhD thesis Our data supports Fisher’s, Taylor’s and
(Taylor, 2000). In Taylor’s study, the ex- King, Mah & Binik’s findings (Fisher,
panded orgasm (EO) or ESR duration was 1977; Taylor, 2000; Mah, 2001, 2002, 2005,
0.2 to 60 minutes and even more in some 2010, King 2010).
particular cases in 22 female subjects (a The neurological, psychological
total of 44 subjects or 22 couples). Taylor and neurochemical mechanisms of
had classified her cases into four dimen- emerging of ASC during an EO and an
sions as physical, mental, emotional and ESR are not investigated and explained
spiritual. Taylor’s cases described a deep thoroughly yet. The main mechanisms of
experience of ASC such as, more pleas- ASC can be correlated with the abruptly
ure; deep relaxation; heightened sensa- released neurotransmitters in certain
tions; increased energy; temporary pain parts of the brain and the activation
relief; energy expanding out of body; and/or deactivation of different parts of
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adis, 2009). Georgiadis also reported that Most probably, primarily dopamin-
regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in- ergic pathways may be involved in the
creased in the left secondary and right alterations of mood as the studies cited
somatosensory cortex during arousal by above point out. Also acute releases of
means of clitoral stimulation. During clit- oxytocin and prolactin may be responsi-
oral orgasms however rCBF was de- ble of some of the mood changes and ASC
creased in the neo cortex, particularly in patterns during prolonged orgasms.
the left lateral orbitofrontal cortex, inferi-
or temporal gyrus and anterior temporal Four Nerve-Six Pathway Theory of
lobe. Georgiadis found that orgasm relat- Female Orgasm
ed increases of rCBF occurred in the deep In most of the studies of fMRI, MR and
cerebellar nuclei, right caudate nucleus PET, investigating female orgasms, single
(Georgiadis, 2006). No fMRI or other stimulus from only one locus is studied,
studies on the correlation of orgasm relat- as it is mostly the clitoris. However, today
ed mood changes and brain activa- we know that female orgasm develops
tion/deactivation have been reported yet. through different pathways and the stim-
Komisaruk et al., reported that ulations of different loci (Komisaruk,
clitoral, vaginal and cervical stimulation 2006) (Figure 1). For the explanation of
differentially activated the regions of the prolonged, enhanced and expanded or-
sensory cortex (Komisaruk, 2011). gasms, “the blended orgasm theory” seems
Komisaruk & Whipple also reported to be the most plausible one (Ladas,
some orgasms of none-genital origin, 1982). It is also reported that female or-
coining the term “brain orgasms”, where gasms can develop through the stimula-
there was no genital stimulation, orgasm tion of nipples and hence through inter-
might occur in some women (Komisaruk, costal nerves-(T2-T5 vertebrae, particular-
1998). Vagal nerve involvement in the lyT4)-hypothalamus-pituitary-oxytocin
development of female orgasms was also pathway (Komisaruk, 2006; Magon, 2011).
reported, defining that vagus nerve in-
nervating uterus and cervix, supplying a
by-pass pathway distant from the plexus-
es related with spinal cord (Komisaruk,
2003, 2004). Komisaruk and Whipple re-
ported that during a female orgasm in-
duced by vaginal-cervical stimulation,
hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus
(where oxytocinergic neurons originate),
amygdala, hippocampus, pre-optic area,
basal ganglia, cerebellum, anterior cingu-
late, lower brain stem and insular-
parietal-frontal cortices were activated in
the female brain (Komisaruk, 2005). It is
hypothesized that pudental, pelvic, hy-
pogastric and vagus nerves are involved
in the development of female orgasm
(Komisaruk, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
2011).
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