Manu Vitae | Poet | Tantra

After climax, a man’s body experiences a sharp dopamine crash, followed by a surge in prolactin—a hormone that suppresses arousal and flattens emotional connection. The dopamine crash takes a full 14 days to return to baseline! Oxytocin, the hormone that is responsible for bonding and trust, and the suppression of cortisol, declines more quickly after ejaculation.

This hormonal shift can make a man feel distant, irritable, or unmotivated to connect—often without understanding why. Over time, these subtle changes accumulate, leading to less affection, less desire, and a growing emotional gap. It is easy to, and the majority of people will misread this neurochemical withdrawal cycle as a loss of love or chemistry.

There is a way to bypass this cascade of neurochemical changes—like non-ejaculatory slow, cool intimacy, Karezza, or tantric practices —to safeguard our hormonal landscape and keep love feeling fresh, alive, and blissful!