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January 27[edit]

gender transition's effect on human refractory period[edit]

Our article on Refractory period (sex) notes that, in general, the minimum time between orgasms is much shorter for women than for men. It also mentions research into whether this has a hormonal basis.

If a transgender person begins taking hormones, does their refractory period change accordingly? The Wednesday Island (talk) 18:36, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Wikipedia has separate articles about transgender hormone therapy male-to-female and female-to-male though both articles would benefit from more reliable citations. The article on Sex reassignment surgery includes a sourced report that Almost all female-to-male individuals have revealed an increase in sexual excitement and are capable of achieving orgasms through sexual activity with a partner or via masturbation, whereas only 85% of the male-to-female individuals are able to achieve orgasms after SRS, see Sex reassignment surgery#Sexuality. No general rule about the refractory period after gender transition is forthcoming. DroneB (talk) 21:45, 27 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]