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Sexual arousal

Physiological and psychological changes in preparation for sexual intercourse

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 15, 2026
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Sexual arousal describes the physiological and psychological responses in preparation for sexual intercourse or when exposed to sexual stimuli. A number of physiological responses occur in the body and mind as preparation for sexual intercourse, and continue during intercourse. Male arousal leads to erection, cremaster reflex and pre-ejaculate; in female arousal, the body's response is engorged sexual tissues, changes to the cervix, and vaginal lubrication.

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This entry incorporates text from “Sexual arousal” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.