To be sure, sex can be totally amazing without an amazing orgasm or without any orgasm at all.

Strengthen your pelvic floor.

So what do we do with the PC muscle?

Emma Michelle Dixon, Ph.D.

Don’t just breathe…breathe creatively!

Breath is a fundamental ingredient of sexual pleasure.

For one, it brings oxygen to all of your glands and body parts.

Wendie Trubow, M.D., MBA

Here’s a very simple exercise: Really try toplaywith your breath when aroused.

Short, shallow breaths can take your body into a higher state of arousal.

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Explore different means to an end.

Essentially, your body gets used to following the same neural pathways.

Often, women just don’t know that they can do it, so they stop at one.

Those with a penis can multiply their orgasms, too.

It’s the ejaculation that is tiring and is the end of erectionnot the orgasm itself.

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Play at the edge.

The longer you’re in that pre-orgasm zone, often the bigger and more intense the orgasm.

Staying in that zone, however, requires a concerted effort.

The key is to find ways to feel relaxed while tapping into your sexual energy.

Try doing this alone, as it takes practiceand there’s no such thing as too much practice.

But keep in mind: It’s also essential to communicate with your partner.

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Get to know what makes you aroused.

Explore what path your arousal takes: Does it peak and then stop?

Does it fizzle out slowly?

Does it never lift off?

Above all else, remember that your body knows exactly what to do.

All it needs is to remember and be gently trained and retrained.

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