Editing Orgasm (section)

==== Variability ====

In men, the most common way of achieving orgasm is by physical sexual stimulation<!-- NOTE: "Sexual stimulation" can mean or include non-physical stimulation; because it takes physical sexual stimulation of the genitals for most people to orgasm, the wording "physical sexual stimulation" is more accurate than "sexual stimulation." --> of the [[Human penis|penis]].<ref name="Rosenthal" /> This is usually accompanied by [[ejaculation]], but it is possible, though rare, for men to orgasm without ejaculation (known as a "dry orgasm").<ref name="Crooks and Baur" /> [[Preadolescence|Prepubescent]] boys have dry orgasms.<ref name="Carroll, prepubescent boys">{{cite book |vauthors = Carroll JL |title = Sexuality Now: Embracing Diversity |isbn = 978-1-111-83581-1 |publisher = [[Cengage]] |date = 2012 |pages = 147 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=RY0n2CGS5EcC&pg=PT191 |access-date = April 15, 2019 |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055149/https://books.google.com/books?id=RY0n2CGS5EcC&pg=PT191 |url-status = live }}</ref> Dry orgasms can also occur as a result of [[retrograde ejaculation]],<ref name="E. Jones">{{cite book |vauthors = Jones RE, Lopez KH |title = Human Reproductive Biology |isbn = 978-0-12-382185-0 |publisher = [[Academic Press]] |date = 2013 |page = 146 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=M4kEdSnS-pkC&pg=PA146 |access-date = April 15, 2019 |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055152/https://books.google.com/books?id=M4kEdSnS-pkC&pg=PA146 |url-status = live }}</ref> or [[hypogonadism]].<ref name="Mulhall">{{cite book |vauthors = Mulhall JP, Incrocci L, Goldstein I, Rosen R |title = Cancer and Sexual Health |isbn = 978-1-60761-916-1 |publisher = [[Springer Science & Business Media]] |date = 2011 |page = 41 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GpIadil3YsQC&pg=PA41 |access-date = April 15, 2019 |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055205/https://books.google.com/books?id=GpIadil3YsQC&pg=PA41 |url-status = live }}</ref> Men may also ejaculate without reaching orgasm,<ref name="Mulhall" /><ref name="Peterson">{{cite book |vauthors = Peterson D |title = The Wiley Handbook of Sex Therapy |isbn = 978-1-118-51041-4 |publisher = [[John Wiley & Sons]] |date = 2017 |page = 182 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qk1aDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT182 |access-date = April 15, 2019 |archive-date = February 27, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230227055206/https://books.google.com/books?id=qk1aDgAAQBAJ&pg=PT182 |url-status = live }}</ref> which is known as [[anorgasmia|anorgasmic ejaculation]].<ref name="Peterson" /> They may also achieve orgasm by stimulation of the [[prostate]] ([[#Anal and prostate stimulation|see below]]).<ref name="Rosenthal" /><ref name="Wibowo">{{cite journal |title = Multiple Orgasms in Men—What We Know So Far |url = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293195654 |last1 = Wibowo |first1 = Erik |last2 = Wassersug |first2 = Richard J. |date = 2016 |journal = Sexual Medicine Reviews |volume = 4 |issue = 2 |doi = 10.1016/j.sxmr.2015.12.004 |pmid = 27872023 |pages = 136–148 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170111023132/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293195654_Multiple_Orgasms_in_Men-What_We_Know_So_Far |archive-date = January 11, 2017 }}</ref>