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Sexual stimulation
Stimulus that causes and maintains sexual arousal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sexual stimulation, in everyday usage, is anything that leads to, enhances and maintains sexual arousal, and may lead to orgasm. The thing that causes a sexual response is referred to in sexology and physiology as a stimulus, hence the term stimulation.
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Sexual stimulation is a broad term, usually understood to mean physical stimulation, of the genitals or other body parts. The term can, however, include stimuli affecting the mind (sexual fantasy)[1], or senses other than touch sight, smell, or hearing). Sufficient physical stimulation of the genitals usually results in an orgasm.[2][3][4][5] Stimulation can be by oneself ( masturbation or other forms of autoeroticism ) or by a sexual partner (sexual intercourse or other sexual activity), by use of objects or tools, or by some combination of these methods.[6]
Some people practice orgasm control, whereby a person or their partner controls the level of stimulation to prolong the experience leading up to orgasm.