THE ANTIDIURETIC EFFECT OF COITUS IN HUMAN SUBJECTS
- 1 March 1953
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Acta Endocrinologica
- Vol. 12 (3), 193-196
- https://doi.org/10.1530/acta.0.0120193
Abstract
A married couple was hydrated with 5.0 ml./kg. of water 1.5 hrs. before coitus, and urine specimens collected every 15 min. for 2 hrs. In control expts., similar hydration was carried out and no coitus occurred. The urine volume was suppressed in both man and woman for approx. 15-30 min. after coitus. The antidiuresis is believed due to posterior pituitary antidiuretic acitivity.Keywords
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