# How Ejaculation Works: The Male Reproductive Process

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- Source account: [@PharmMaidoki](https://x.com/PharmMaidoki)
- Source language: English
- Duration: 1:00
- Published: 2026-11-12
- Canonical URL: https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process

## Transcript

[0:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process) Before ejaculation, the penis undergoes major internal changes.

[0:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process?t=4) Blood flows into two spongy chambers, causing them to expand.

[0:11](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process?t=11) During emission, sperm travels from the reproductive ducts, mixes with fluids, and enters the urethra, the tube running through the penis.

[0:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process?t=20) Now, semen collects in the urethra. Muscles around the base of the penis and pelvic region prepare to contract, building pressure for release.

[0:31](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process?t=31) Then rhythmic muscle contractions push semen through the urethra and out through the opening at the tip of the penis.

[0:37](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process?t=37) This is ejaculation. Behind this process is the nervous system.

[0:43](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process?t=43) Nerve signals coordinate the reproductive muscles, triggering the contractions that make ejaculation possible.

[0:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process?t=50) After ejaculation, the penis gradually loses its erection.

[0:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process?t=53) This occurs as blood leaves the erectile tissues.

[0:56](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/VP8JFoXeoGuz/en/how-ejaculation-works-the-male-reproductive-process?t=56) The body begins its recovery period, known as the refractory period.