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Module 54
UNIT 7 Sexual Motivation
Term | Definition |
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Asexual | Having no sexual attraction to others. |
Testosterone | The most important male sex hormone. Both males and females have it, but the additional testosterone in males stimulates the growth of the male sex organs during the fetal period and the development of the male sex characteristics during puberty. |
Estrogens | Sex hormones, such as estradiol, that contribute to female sex characteristics and are secreted in greater amounts by females than by males. Estrogen levels peak during ovulation. In nonhuman mammals, this promotes sexual receptivity. |
Sexual Response Cycle | The four stages of sexual responding described by Masters and Johnson-excitement, plateau, orgasm, and resolution. |
Refractory Period | In human sexuality, a resting period that occurs after orgasm, during which a person cannot achieve another orgasm. |