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Why do i become sleepy after i give myself an orgasm? it's helps me sleep at night but i'm curious..
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Hormones: The period after orgasm, the refractory period, is when prolactin and oxytocin are released. And it's thought that the relaxing feeling is in part from these hormones.
Answered 4/10/2013
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