Sneezing induced by sexual ideation or orgasm: an under-reported phenomenon.
We describe a hitherto under-recognized curious response in some individuals: of sneezing in response either to sexual ideation or in response to orgasm. Our review suggests that it may be much more common than expected. We surmise that an indiscrete stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system...
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| description | We describe a hitherto under-recognized curious response in some individuals: of sneezing in response either to sexual ideation or in response to orgasm. Our review suggests that it may be much more common than expected. We surmise that an indiscrete stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system may be an underlying mechanism to explain this and other reported unusual triggers of sneezing. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:a790f563-bbe8-482c-9979-f262774b4d8c2022-03-27T02:55:27ZSneezing induced by sexual ideation or orgasm: an under-reported phenomenon.Journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:a790f563-bbe8-482c-9979-f262774b4d8cEnglishSymplectic Elements at Oxford2008Bhutta, MMaxwell, HWe describe a hitherto under-recognized curious response in some individuals: of sneezing in response either to sexual ideation or in response to orgasm. Our review suggests that it may be much more common than expected. We surmise that an indiscrete stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system may be an underlying mechanism to explain this and other reported unusual triggers of sneezing. |
| spellingShingle | Bhutta, M Maxwell, H Sneezing induced by sexual ideation or orgasm: an under-reported phenomenon. |
| title | Sneezing induced by sexual ideation or orgasm: an under-reported phenomenon. |
| title_full | Sneezing induced by sexual ideation or orgasm: an under-reported phenomenon. |
| title_fullStr | Sneezing induced by sexual ideation or orgasm: an under-reported phenomenon. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sneezing induced by sexual ideation or orgasm: an under-reported phenomenon. |
| title_short | Sneezing induced by sexual ideation or orgasm: an under-reported phenomenon. |
| title_sort | sneezing induced by sexual ideation or orgasm an under reported phenomenon |
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