The Rare Phenomenon of Consecutive Ejaculations in Male Rats
Mounting, intromission and ejaculation are commonly reported sexual behaviours in male rats. In a mating session, they can have several copulatory series with post-ejaculatory intervals in between ejaculations before they reach sexual satiety. Here, we describe a phenomenon where male rats displayed...
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| author | Joanna M. Mainwaring Angela C. B. Garcia Elaine M. Hull Erik Wibowo |
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| description | Mounting, intromission and ejaculation are commonly reported sexual behaviours in male rats. In a mating session, they can have several copulatory series with post-ejaculatory intervals in between ejaculations before they reach sexual satiety. Here, we describe a phenomenon where male rats displayed consecutive ejaculations (CE) with a short inter-ejaculatory interval (IEI). Male rats were daily mated with a sexually receptive female rat. Two out of 15 rats displayed CE in one of their mating tests. The first rat had CE at 9.9 and 10.1 min (IEI = 16.3 s) after the start of the test. The second rat showed CE at 28.1 and 28.5 min (IEI = 18.7 s) after the test onset. During the IEI, the rats did not show any mounting or intromission. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0bdcd1dc73824b619b28fb660225bfb32023-11-21T20:32:19ZengMDPI AGSexes2411-51182021-05-012218318810.3390/sexes2020016The Rare Phenomenon of Consecutive Ejaculations in Male RatsJoanna M. Mainwaring0Angela C. B. Garcia1Elaine M. Hull2Erik Wibowo3Department of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New ZealandDepartment of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New ZealandDepartment of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USADepartment of Anatomy, University of Otago, Dunedin 9016, New ZealandMounting, intromission and ejaculation are commonly reported sexual behaviours in male rats. In a mating session, they can have several copulatory series with post-ejaculatory intervals in between ejaculations before they reach sexual satiety. Here, we describe a phenomenon where male rats displayed consecutive ejaculations (CE) with a short inter-ejaculatory interval (IEI). Male rats were daily mated with a sexually receptive female rat. Two out of 15 rats displayed CE in one of their mating tests. The first rat had CE at 9.9 and 10.1 min (IEI = 16.3 s) after the start of the test. The second rat showed CE at 28.1 and 28.5 min (IEI = 18.7 s) after the test onset. During the IEI, the rats did not show any mounting or intromission.https://www.mdpi.com/2411-5118/2/2/16multiple ejaculationsmale rodentsmale sexual behaviourmultiple orgasmsconsummatory behaviourrefractory period |
| spellingShingle | Joanna M. Mainwaring Angela C. B. Garcia Elaine M. Hull Erik Wibowo The Rare Phenomenon of Consecutive Ejaculations in Male Rats Sexes multiple ejaculations male rodents male sexual behaviour multiple orgasms consummatory behaviour refractory period |
| title | The Rare Phenomenon of Consecutive Ejaculations in Male Rats |
| title_full | The Rare Phenomenon of Consecutive Ejaculations in Male Rats |
| title_fullStr | The Rare Phenomenon of Consecutive Ejaculations in Male Rats |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Rare Phenomenon of Consecutive Ejaculations in Male Rats |
| title_short | The Rare Phenomenon of Consecutive Ejaculations in Male Rats |
| title_sort | rare phenomenon of consecutive ejaculations in male rats |
| topic | multiple ejaculations male rodents male sexual behaviour multiple orgasms consummatory behaviour refractory period |
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