Aftershocks are involuntary muscle contractions
which occur after
orgasm.
The name is derived from the
aftershocks which follow an
earthquake.
It is not clear whether aftershocks are part of the
aftermath of an orgasm or are themselves a form of
multiple
orgasms.
Female Aftershocks
Aftershocks in human
females last for approximately one minute after an intense orgasm.
Aftershocks are usually pleasurable but can be very painful in some
cases where they are similar in intensity to
cramps (though after the pain subsides the
overall experience may be considered pleasurable).
Aftershocks
have been repeatedly observed in a woman who did not have voluntary
control of the
Pubococcygeus muscle, which supports
the view that they are involuntary. Continued stimulation of the
same intensity may suppress or mask aftershocks. The aftershocks
are felt by the woman and can be felt by her sexual partner, either
around a
penis,
finger, or
hand inside the
vagina or through the
mons pubis.
Male Aftershocks
A Yahoo!
Health article mentions
male
aftershocksas small orgasms that occur after a main orgasm
and lists them as one of three forms of multiple orgasm in
men.