Orgasm Denial

Orgasm denial is a fetish that involves restriction of a partner’s orgasm. Generally incorporated into power exchange scenarios, this technique can take the form of outright denial of any sexual pleasure or stimulation for a period of time, or could be a mix of heightened stimulation, followed by a cessation of the stimulation once the climax nears. This is usually done in a teasing manner, but can be done in a humiliating manner, by telling the bottom that they aren’t worthy of having an orgasm, or that they must earn it.

Repeated stimulation and cessation of stimulation is known as ‘edging’ and is a technique that can be used to build up the intensity of an orgasm.

Orgasm denial and edging can be fetishes that some kinksters will engage in only within the confines of a single play scene, while others might utilize it in longer periods covering days, weeks, or months. It is often combined with the fetishes of chastity, feminization, cuckolding, and humiliation.

Some kinksters engage in orgasm denial in combination with the tying or binding of genitalia, known as ‘cock and ball torture’.

There is also a sub-genre in which the eventual orgasm is ‘ruined’ by the top causing intense pain by squeezing, bending, slapping, or punching the bottom’s genitalia during the orgasm, or by plugging the opening of the urethra (called the urinary meatus) to contain the ejaculate within the penis for the duration of the orgasm. However, it should be mentioned that this latter action could lead to infection.

At the time this writing, there are 93,017 people on FetLife.com that have indicated they are ‘into’ the fetish of orgasm denial.