William and Virginia are discussing the sexual response cycle.William says,"It really isn't fair that women can have orgasm after orgasm after orgasm after orgasm.We men have our orgasms and then have to wait around a while before we can have another one." Virginia says,"That is just the way things are-women don't have as long a ____ as men do!"
A) plateau phase
B) feedback loop
C) refractory period
D) resolution phase

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The refractory period is the period of time after ejaculation during which men are physiologically incapable of achieving another orgasm. Women do not have a refractory period, which allows them to potentially have multiple orgasms in one sexual episode. The plateau phase refers to a stage of sexual arousal during which the body is preparing for orgasm, the feedback loop refers to the communication between the brain and body during sexual arousal, and the resolution phase refers to the final stage of the sexual response cycle during which the body returns to its pre-arousal state.

William and Virginia Are Discussing the Sexual Response Cycle