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When i'm sexually aroused i start to shake or shiver as if i were cold, but i'm not. so why do i shake?

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Dr. Ali Saberi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Normal: This is a normal physiologic response. Your sympathetic nervous system is being stimulated. With this stimulation it causes these types of signs and symptoms to arise.

Answered 3/30/2018

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A member asked:

When i'm sexually aroused i start to shake or shiver as if i were cold, but i'm not. so why do i shake?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Ali Saberi answered

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