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Why Does Arousal Disappear Once Sex Actually Starts? | My Sexual Health

Why Does Arousal Disappear Once Sex Actually Starts? | My Sexual Health

Why Does Arousal Disappear Once Sex Actually Starts? | My Sexual HealthLisa Welsh

You wanted it. You were ready. Then the feeling vanished. Sex researcher Prof Erick Janssen explains the two types of sexual brakes, responsive desire, and why loss of arousal almost never means what people fear it means.

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