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What exactly is going on in the human body during sexual intercourse?

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Tough: Beyond the penis being in the vagina? There are multiple physiologic alterations during intercourse. There are phases in a woman to prepare, there are uterine contractions secondary to sperm, then there is orgasm. You may need to wickepedia that question, a bit long in this forum.

Answered 12/11/2012

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