YUP! believe it. Why? Because an orgasm and an ejaculation are actually two separate events that normally occur one slightly before the other. It can happen that a man can experience an anticlimactic climax by experiencing an orgasm although without an ejaculation. Why "anticlimactic"? Because an orgasm does not feel as intense or quite as pleasurable if it occurs without the the passage of semen and all the spasms that accompany it. The reverse scenario also is possible in which an ejaculation can occur yet the orgasm itself is squelched.

It is also possible to have a climax without an erection.

[QUOTE=Spicygirl82;221894] he thinks he orgasmed but he didn't ejaculate. Is this possible? Also, is it still just as pleasurable for a man to orgasm without ejaculation?[/QUOTE]

Yes and yes! The prostate can become empty or so nearly so that little or no semen is ejaculated. It is pleasurable either way.

Source: My own experience, 37 years of having orgasms.

The orgasm is the pulsing of the pc muscle which is a separate thing from the ejaculation - the release of semn from the penis.

So, YES, men can orgasm without ejaculating.
If he does his kegels, and he practices his edge play, he can also become multi-orgasmic.

There are both Hindu and Buddhist sects that encourage men to learn to have "dry orgasms." It ius a real sign of masculinity among these cults to be able to satisfy women and themselves without releasing semen. This is seen as wonderful control the body.

The likelihood is that is having beginners nerves. There is another possibility not mentioned and that is retrograde ejaculation. In some men, sometimes, the ejaculate is misdirected up the urethra and not down. In this case the ejaculate ends up in his bladder instead of your vagina (or a condom).

If this continues, he must see a urologist with a full description of what has happened.

I have had orgasms without ejaculation. Sometimes it is just an orgasm (more recently), where i have the feelings, ect. That is pretty cool. I have also had (one time) what I believe was a retrograde ejaculation. If that is what it was it sucked, cuz I had all the feelings of build up to ejaculation, and then nothing, but i felt as if i had, without any of the pleasure :(

Yeah, my bf has had only orgasms before, which is pretty cool because then he can have more than one orgasm before he finishes. And there's been one or two retro's too, which is pretty disappointing for the guy. I just gave him a few minutes to recoup a little, and then I went back and finished him again in a different way so he'd get to feel the ejaculation happen.

If that happens with no ejaculate it would lead me to believe it's a retro-ejaculation rather than a simple orgasm-only situation. Pros please correct me if I'm wrong on that. As I think about it, when he only orgasms he stays up ok, but when he actually ejaculates he will start to soften a bit sometimes. But then lately he's gotten to where he'll stay up for a bit after the ejaculation happens.

I am thinking, from reading spicy's recent postings, that her and her bf are pretty new to sex with each other, and the bf is pretty new to sex in general. They should give it sometime. The multiple orgasm thing is new to me, as is the whole sex thing somewhat new. Keep working at it. I start going soft usually after ejaculation (not after an orgasm), sometimes I stay erect for a bit, but normally it goes down. I have gotten better at staying up as time has gone on.

Where is it written that once a guy goes soft the party is over??

I have asked this question several times during the past two weeks and am thinking I might have to write a Sticky article on this.

So a guy goes soft, so what. He can become soft for a variety of reasons, be it after a climax, nerves, Performance Anxiety, and, just playing too long before climaxing. When it happens after a climax, he needs to progress through the refractory period that lasts between ten and thirty minutes. (There is a Sticky on all this also!) If it happens for any other reason, just pause a few minutes and go back to the basics and rebuild it with cuddling, hugging, kissing, and fooling around. This process works whether the session is short or hours long with multiple orgasms along the way.

I'm really frustrated that all this and more have been addressed in Sticky posts, an Index created, yet people still ask these questions. Ggrrrumphhh....

I think that these questions are ok to be asked. Some people just prefer to ask the question their own way, and get the experiences of others. I am not sure it is something that should be condemned.

So this lack of ejaculation is a recurring situation? Hold are you and especially the boyfriend. My very first orgasm, that I recall, around age 10 there was no ejaculation. Since then I have usually, but not always, ejaculated. When I don't ejacualte it is because there is just no semen left; obviously when I have had several orgasms within a very short time.
Two things that can affect the amount of ejaculate: several successive ejaculations, dehydration. Most of us do not drink enough water. Drinking water before and especially after sex is always a good idea. You won't hear that one often unless you hang around with people who have an "abnormal", haha, interest in sex.

One thing that fertility specialists will tell you is that asapragus and artichokes help stimulate the production of semen.

Retrograde ejaculation is pretty much what it sounds like. According to www.mayoclinic.com Retrograde ejaculation is when semen goes into the bladder rather than out of your penis during orgasm. Although you still reach sexual climax, you may ejaculate very little or no semen (dry orgasm). Retrograde ejaculation isn't harmful, but it can cause fertility problems.

Retrograde ejaculation can be caused by medications, health conditions or surgeries that affect the nerves or muscle that control the bladder opening. If retrograde ejaculation is caused by a medication, stopping the medication may be effective. For retrograde ejaculation due to a health condition or as a result of surgery, treatment with medications may restore normal ejaculation and fertility.

The US National Library of Health says, that one of the symptoms is "cloudy urine" after sexual intercourse. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001282.htm

Unless your boyfriend fits the symptomatic profile it is not likely that he is experiencing retrograde ejaculation. have him eat semen inducing foods and drink more water. If it doesn't improve then he might want see a urologist.

[QUOTE=TnL329;222025]I think that these questions are ok to be asked. Some people just prefer to ask the question their own way, and get the experiences of others. I am not sure it is something that should be condemned.[/QUOTE]

That is not what exasperated me earlier, it is that many people fail to search the site and avail themselves of the resources we have in place and expect us to devote the time yet again to provide an answer they could have found on their own. If after doing some initial scouting they have a question then by all means ask it. It gets very old having to cut and paste or write duplicate posts to answer questions that have been asked and answered time and again.

[quote=dlb] My very first orgasm, that I recall, around age 10 there was no ejaculation. Since then I have usually, but not always, ejaculated.[/quote]

This is typical. Boys can climax from infancy on. Ejaculation begins to happen after passing through puberty. Juvenile orgasms are not as intense as adult orgasms.

[quote=dlb]Unless your boyfriend fits the symptomatic profile it is not likely that he is experiencing retrograde ejaculation. have him eat semen inducing foods and drink more water.[/quote]

Yup, you and Brandye pretty much summed it up.

Spicygirl82---

This happened to me a few weeks ago and posted a thread about it in the Mens Health section. I had an orgasm but no ejaculate. Like others have said it's ok and normal. The proof being that I've had sex a few times since then and have cum each time. No need to worry!