The Chemistry of Sex-I

Recently, there was an interesting seminar about the "Molecules" involved in the Sexual activity of men and women.
Neurotransmitters and Hormones, are necessary to posses a healthy sexual life.Their concentration, production vastly affects the sexual activity in human beings.

Based on Neurotransmitters, Sexual activity is classified as four important stages

1. Desire
2. Arousal
3. Enhancing Orgasm
4. Increasing Intimacy or Improving Resolution.

The Neurotransmitters that are responsible for these feelings /action are as follows.

1. Dopamine-Desire
2. AcetylCholine-Arousal
3. GABA (Gamma Butyric Acid)- Enhancing Orgasm
4. Serotonin- Improving Resolution.

Let us look at them in detail in next few sections.