The phase of the sexual response cycle characterized by a fairly stable level of arousal in men and women, increase in the circumference of the head of the penis and elevation of the testes in men, and swelling of the outer parts of the vagina, contraction of the vaginal opening, and withdrawal of the clitoris beneath the clitoral hood is the ______ stage.

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The plateau stage is characterized by a fairly stable level of arousal in both men and women, as well as physical changes such as an increase in the circumference of the head of the penis and elevation of the testes in men, and swelling of the outer parts of the vagina, contraction of the vaginal opening, and withdrawal of the clitoris beneath the clitoral hood in women. It is the stage right before orgasm.

The Phase of the Sexual Response Cycle Characterized by a Fairly