Sex Hypnosis

It is a scientific fact: the human brain is hard-wired for orgasms - with or without physical sexual activity.

Of course tantra practitioners have known this scientific truth for hundreds if not thousands of years. Only humans have this power to induce mental ecstasy, and it’s a complex set of responses that can be achieved by using ritual and posture. "All these mystics haven’t really given up sex,It’s just a different form of orgasm." Biologically, orgasm is a muscular and biochemical response.

The point is, if mind control and woo-woo practices like tantra can create mind-blowing orgasms, (and I can personally vouch for the fact that they can) then we have to conclude that hypnosis, given it's established ability to affect the mind-body, is certainly worthy of further investigation. The Pub Med database has over 1100 research studies into hypnosis, so the medical fraternity must think there are some good reasons to investigate hypnosis.

Normal sexual response depends on the interplay of many hormones and neurotransmitters. Arousal is a delicate mechanism that is easily disrupted. Key hormones and neuro-transmitters involved are:

DHEA, which is a precursor to testosterone, estrogen, and pheromones, has a role in arousal in both men and women.

Oxytocin's role in sexual response is primarily around attraction and touch sensation, with levels increasing with erotic touch and peaking during orgasm. Oxytocin is also responsible for the post-orgasmic afterglow.

Amphetamine-like phenylethylamine (PEA) is a stimulant whose levels peak at orgasm and ovulation and relates to feelings of romance and love. The reason most of us like chocolate, and that chocolate and sex go together like, well like they do, is becasue chocolate contains a close cousin of PEA. Prolactin (which peaks during breast-feeding) directly inhibits sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm as well as erectile function in men. Its levels are increased by dopamine-blocking drugs (most antidepressant drugs) and opiates

Sexual Desire

Sexual desire (libido) is dependent on both psychogenic (created in the mind) stimuli, involving all five senses, and hormonal factors. This is the key reason that hypnosis is such an effective tool for treating flagging libido. By In men, androgens - male hormones - are essential for sexual desire. In both men and women, increased estrogen or an increased estrogen to testosterone ratio decreases libido. High prolactin levels decrease libido directly. Antidepressant drugs with dopamine-blocking activity increase prolactin levels and are a common cause of reduced libido.

Sexual Arousal

Arousal in men and women requires both blood flow and nervous system involvement. Adequate blood flow is necessary for penile erection and, in women, pelvic arousal. Penile erection requires at least a 6-fold increase in blood flow to the penis. Changes in arteries seen with hardening of the arteries, smoking, diabetes, and high blood pressure may lead directly to impotence. In addition to the necessity for adequate blood flow, several nervous pathways are involved in sexual arousal. These include erection , female sexual arousal and also vaginal lubrication. Many studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of hypnosis to improve these conditions, for example

Erectile Dysfunction. In a controlled study of 79 men with impotence from no known organic cause, only hypnosis proved more effective than a placebo, boosting sexual function by 80 percent (British Journal of Urology, February 1996).
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Hypnotherapy appears to be a promising treatment for reducing intercourse pain ... and for restoring sexual function in women (Pub Med database)

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac, can impede sexual arousal.

Orgasm

Orgasm in both men and women is mostly under hormonal control. In men, norepinephrine acts on the vas deferens, prostate, and seminal vessels to contract and propel semen. Ejaculation, as well as orgasm in women, is a nervous reflex controlled mostly by hormones. Oxytocin levels are increased during orgasm in men and women, and oxytocin levels correlate with orgasmic intensity.

Neurotransmitters and Sexual Function

The effect of psychotropic drugs on several neurotransmitters influencing sexual function is well established. Dopamine is the neurotransmitter in the brain's "pleasure center." Increasing dopamine activity may enhance sexual response. A reciprocal relationship exists between serotonin and dopamine, in that serotonin can diminish the release of dopamine in the brain, thereby decreasing sexual response. Drugs that increase serotonin (Prozac, Zoloft, etc) are frequently associated with delayed ejaculation in men and inability to orgasm in both men and women. Erectile Dysfunction In a controlled study of 79 men with impotence from no known organic cause, only hypnosis proved more effective than a placebo, boosting sexual function by 80 percent (British Journal of Urology, February 1996). A National Institute of Health report investigating hypnosis concludes "

Generally good results (80 to 95 percent satisfaction) are obtained when treating vaginismus, dyspareunia, male erectile disorders, and female orgasmic dysfunctions. Long-term results are modestly successful (40 to 80 percent) when treating inhibited male orgasm and premature ejaculation.